Portfields Primary School, Newport Pagnell
Portfields Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Newport Pagnell, part of Inspiring Futures Through Learning.
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Milton Keynes (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Portfields Primary School in detail
Portfields Primary School in its own words
The school runs a breakfast club from 7:30am and after-school care.
Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
Portfields Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it became an academy in 2026, under its previous registration (URN 131718), 85% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 81% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
Getting a place at Portfields Primary School
Across Milton Keynes, 95% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 99% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2026, families in Milton Keynes lodged 92 appeals against primary school offers; 80 reached a hearing and 24 succeeded (30% of those heard).
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Portfields Primary School are Portfields Primary School (under 0.1 miles, Good, 85% reading, 81% maths); Green Park School (0.8 miles, Good, 70% reading, 72% maths); Cedars Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 73% reading, 73% maths); and Giffard Park Primary School (1 mile, Good, 67% reading, 62% maths).
Portfields Primary SchoolGreen Park SchoolCedars Primary SchoolGiffard Park Primary School
The trust
Portfields Primary School is one of 22 schools run by Inspiring Futures Through Learning, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 65% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Wolverton Rail Station, about 3 miles away in a straight line.
9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Portfields School (opposite), 90 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Portfields Primary School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
In August 2026, police recorded 88 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Milton Keynes (156).
Sources: DfE school performance data; GIAS establishment links; DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Location
Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Portfields Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it became an academy in September 2026. Before that, as Portfields Primary School (URN 131718), it was rated Good in May 2013. See Portfields Primary School's inspections
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Results at Portfields Primary School before it became an academy in 2026 (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25Published under the school's previous registration (URN 131718). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 79% to 85% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 81% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 77% (2024 to 2025).
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Social & online
Keep up with Portfields Primary School
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Portfields Primary School.
- Premier Care ClubAt the school · Not yet graded
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Portfields Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Portfields Primary School is in Milton Keynes; for families living there:
- Milton Keynes's school travel policy: School Travel Support Policy
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 3
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 3 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 3 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.
1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Milton Keynes is 8 (the median across 125 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
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Applications and offers at Portfields Primary School before it became an academy in 2026
Published under the school's previous registration (URN 131718). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
| Entry year | Places offered | First choices | Named at all | First choices per place | First choices not offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 55 | 55 | 103 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 69 | 66 | 129 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 69 | 68 | 130 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 68 | 68 | 125 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 48 | 47 | 113 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 73 | 72 | 142 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 93 | 92 | 167 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 74 | 73 | 147 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 85 | 83 | 173 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 94 | 88 | 179 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2016 | 96 | 88 | 186 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2015 | 100 | 92 | 176 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2014 | 114 | 112 | 160 | 1.0 | 1 |
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school-level file). "Places offered" is the number of offers made on national offer day, which can differ from the school's published admission number.
Capacity & Demand
Area Demand Pressure - Newport Pagnell
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Newport Pagnell
Across Milton Keynes council
Places available
4,130
Applications
3,155
Got 1st preference
95.0%
Got preferred school
99.4%
All primary applications across Milton Keynes council (2026/27), not just this school.
Absence at Portfields Primary School before it became an academy in 20262024/25
Published under the school's previous registration (URN 131718). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
4.2%
Overall absence
7.2%
Persistent absence
531
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Portfields Primary School
Questions parents ask about Portfields Primary School
Are there exam results for Portfields Primary School?
Portfields Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it became an academy in 2026, under its previous registration (URN 131718), 85% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 81% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
What is Portfields Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Portfields Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it became an academy in September 2026. Before that, as Portfields Primary School (URN 131718), it was rated Good in May 2013.
What is the catchment area for Portfields Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Portfields Primary School is oversubscribed, Milton Keynes allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
How do I apply to Portfields Primary School?
Apply through Milton Keynes's coordinated admissions process, naming Portfields Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does Portfields Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club at the school: Premier Care Club (registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
How many road collisions happen near Portfields Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 3 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 3 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Milton Keynes is 8 (the median across 125 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Portfields Primary School?
Portfields Primary School is at Westbury Lane, Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, MK16 8PS.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)