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Tickford Park Primary School, Newport Pagnell

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Academy converter
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Ages 4–11

Tickford Park Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Newport Pagnell, part of The Grand Union Partnership. It was 70% full in 2025.

Demand
Every first choice offered
Attendance
In line with England
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Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 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

Tickford Park Primary School in detail

Tickford Park Primary School in its own words

In its own words: "Tickford Park Primary School can be found just off Tickford street in Newport Pagnell, on the outskirts of Milton Keynes. We are a foundation school, whose catchment area consists of Newport Pagnell and the nearby villages in KS2. The majority of our children go onto Ousedale secondary school once they finish their primary education."

The school runs a breakfast club from 7:45am and after-school care.

Vision and values (school website)Wraparound care (school website)

Source: The school's own website

Results

Tickford Park Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2024, under its previous registration (URN 135107), 87% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 85% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.

Getting a place at Tickford Park Primary School

For September 2026 entry, 28 families put Tickford Park Primary School as their first choice and 70 named it as one of their preferences, for 28 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

Admissions history and your chances at Tickford Park Primary School

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to Tickford Park Primary School are Cedars Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 73% reading, 73% maths); Green Park School (0.7 miles, Good, 70% reading, 72% maths); Portfields Primary School (1.2 miles, Good, 85% reading, 81% maths); and Portfields Primary School (1.2 miles).

Cedars Primary SchoolGreen Park SchoolPortfields Primary SchoolPortfields Primary School

The trust

Tickford Park Primary School is one of 5 schools run by The Grand Union Partnership, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 60% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

All 5 schools in The Grand Union Partnership

Who goes there

16.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 7.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 45 pupils (14.3%) received SEN support and 2 (0.6%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is a moderate learning difficulty.

Getting there

There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Tickford Park Primary School.

4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Tickford End Works (outside), 270 metres away.

The area around the school

In August 2026, police recorded 79 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).

Suspensions and exclusions

In 2024/25, Tickford Park Primary School issued 5 suspensions, 1.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

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; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics

Location

Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs Julie Stevens
Pupils:314
LA:Milton Keynes
Phone:01908610431
Address:Avon Close, Newport Pagnell, MK16 9DH
Trust:THE GRAND UNION PARTNERSHIP (5 schools)
Status:open
Opened:1 December 2024

Ofsted Rating

Tickford Park Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in December 2024. Before that, as Tickford Park Primary School (URN 135107), it was rated Good in October 2021.

URN:151293
UKPRN:10096335
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Milton Keynes North
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

At a Glance

16.2%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Class Sizes

22.3

Avg class size

18.5

Infant (KS1)

26.0

KS2

8

Total classes

2025/26 academic year

Results at Tickford Park Primary School before it took its current form in 2024 (KS2)

Academic year 2024/25

Published under the school's previous registration (URN 135107). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading+17ppMaths+13ppWriting+8pp

Reading has improved from 70% to 87% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 72% to 85% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 68% to 76% (2024 to 2025).

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Getting There

Bus Stops

Tickford End Works (o/s)
266m · 4 min walk
Severn Drive (opp)
290m · 5 min walk
Chicheley Street (southbound)
349m · 6 min walk
Newport Pagnell Library (o/s)
447m · 7 min walk
The Canons (o/s)
451m · 7 min walk

Free school transport

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Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
2
Fatal
1
Serious
0
Children hurt
0

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 0 serious and 1 slight.

No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.

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.

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Your chances of a place at Tickford Park Primary School

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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

70%

Available places

338 pupils

484 places

146 spare places in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

Area Demand Pressure - Newport Pagnell

Low pressure
New homes approved:736
Projected new pupils:184

Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Newport Pagnell

Across Milton Keynes council

Low demand council-wide0.76 applications per place

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.

This school: Every first choice offered

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

45

SEN Support

2

EHC Plans

15.0%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Moderate Learning Difficulty13
Social, Emotional & Mental Health11
Speech, Language & Communication11
Autistic Spectrum Disorder4
Specific Learning Difficulty2
Hearing Impairment2
Other2
Multi-Sensory Impairment1
Physical Disability1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
72.3%
Asian
4.2%
Black
4.8%
Mixed
4.4%
Unclassified
7.3%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals16.2%
English as Additional Language7.3%

314

Total Pupils

155

Boys

159

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

20

Teachers

15.7:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£48,740

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£5,008

Per pupil

£1841k

Total funding

£79k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£84,503
EAL funding£9,112
Lump sum£149,438

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

5.4%

Overall absence

12.5%

Persistent absence

311

Enrolments

Authorised4.3%
Unauthorised1.1%
Persistent (10%+)12.5%
Severe (50%+)1.9%

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

Secondary Schools Nearby

Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to

Questions parents ask about Tickford Park Primary School

Are there exam results for Tickford Park Primary School?

Tickford Park Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2024, under its previous registration (URN 135107), 87% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 85% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.

What is Tickford Park Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Tickford Park Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in December 2024. Before that, as Tickford Park Primary School (URN 135107), it was rated Good in October 2021.

What is the catchment area for Tickford Park Primary School?

No fixed boundary. When Tickford Park Primary School is oversubscribed, Milton Keynes allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.

Is it hard to get a place at Tickford Park Primary School?

Tickford Park Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 70% of its 484 places.

How big are the classes at Tickford Park Primary School?

Classes at Tickford Park Primary School average 22.3 pupils (2025/26).

How many pupils go to Tickford Park Primary School?

Tickford Park Primary School has around 314 pupils on roll. 16% are eligible for free school meals.

What is attendance like at Tickford Park Primary School?

5.4% of sessions were missed at Tickford Park Primary School in 2024/25. 12.5% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to Tickford Park Primary School?

Apply through Milton Keynes's coordinated admissions process, naming Tickford Park 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.

How many road collisions happen near Tickford Park Primary School?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 0 serious and 1 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 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 Tickford Park Primary School?

Tickford Park Primary School is at Avon Close, Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, MK16 9DH.

Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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