St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School, Milton Keynes

Requires Improvement
Primary
Voluntary aided school
Mixed
Roman Catholic
Ages 211

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Very likely (~557m)Possible (~795m)Unlikely (~1.0km)Confidence: high

Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mr Robert Mundy
Pupils:201 / 295 capacity
LA:Milton Keynes
Phone:01908373977
Address:St Mary's Avenue, Bletchley, Milton Keynes, MK3 5DT
Federation:The Bletchley Catholic Schools' Federation
Admissions:Not applicable
Status:open

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 2 years ago
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Overall

Good

Quality of Education

Outstanding

Behaviour & Attitudes

Outstanding

Personal Development

Good

Leadership & Management

Good

Early Years

Inspected 3 December 2024View full report
URN:110476
UKPRN:10070222
Diocese:Diocese of Northampton
Constituency:Buckingham and Bletchley
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Requires Improvement at its March 2023 inspection — down from Outstanding.

Rated Outstanding for

Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development.

Rated Good for

Quality of education, Early years.

Areas Ofsted flagged

Leadership & management (Requires Improvement).

A plain-English summary of the full inspection report is coming soon.

At a Glance

15.1%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

What Parents Think

27 responses
Would recommend85%
Child is happy100%
Well taught93%
Good progress93%
Feels safe96%
Well behaved100%
Bullying dealt with22%
Kept informed82%
Handles concerns52%
Wider development78%

Source: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2025/26

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading+9ppMaths-11ppWriting+6pp

Reading has improved from 89% to 98%. Maths has declined from 93% to 82%. Writing has improved from 73% to 79%.

Class Sizes

28.8

Avg class size

28.0

Infant (KS1)

29.0

KS2

5

Total classes

2024/25 academic year

Getting There

Bus Stops

St Mary's Avenue (adjacent)
109m · 2 min walk
St Marys Avenue (opp)
158m · 3 min walk
Shenley Road (westbound)
259m · 4 min walk
St Andrew Baptist Church (opp)
261m · 4 min walk
St Aidans Close (opp)
306m · 5 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

68%

Available places

201 pupils

295 capacity

94 spare places available

Area Demand Pressure - Milton Keynes

Low pressure
New homes approved:4,619
Projected new pupils:1,155

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Milton Keynes

Admissions Demand - Milton Keynes

Low demand0.82x oversubscription

Places available

4,135

Applications

3,410

Got 1st preference

93.0%

Got preferred school

99.2%

Primary admissions across Milton Keynes (2025/26)

Inspection History(6)

3 December 2024
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesOutstanding
Personal DevelopmentOutstanding
Leadership & ManagementGood
Early YearsGood
7 March 2023
Requires ImprovementReport
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesOutstanding
Personal DevelopmentOutstanding
Leadership & ManagementRequires Improvement
Early YearsGood
10 February 2010

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Pupil Absence
2024/25

4.18051%

Overall absence

6.2201%

Persistent absence

209

Enrolments

Authorised3.33086%
Unauthorised0.84964%
Persistent (10%+)6.2201%
Severe (50%+)0%

Absence trend

3.37801%
18/19
2.06885%
20/21
6.52633%
21/22
4.40741%
22/23
4.54243%
23/24
4.18051%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

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