Wood End Infant & Pre-School, Milton Keynes

Ofsted's report card from its 21 April 2026 inspection grades Wood End Infant & Pre-School on 7 areas: 1 strong standard and 6 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Early years - Strong standard. "Children in early years make a great start to their early education."

Achievement - Expected standard. "Overall, pupils achieve well."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Over time, attendance rates are improving for all groups of pupils, although for some groups of pupils this is not yet in line with national averages."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders have put in place a broad, ambitious and well-ordered curriculum."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Leaders have high expectations for pupils."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders and those responsible for governance have fostered a culture of high expectations for pupils' academic and wider development."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "Leaders ensure that a well-structured personal development programme is in place, covering high-quality and age-appropriate relationships and health education."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should further develop staff's expertise in checking and deepening pupils' understanding so that gaps and misconceptions in pupils' knowledge can be addressed effectively"; "Leaders should continue to develop pupils' writing by embedding their approach to accurate and well-sequenced letter formation and spelling"; "Leaders should continue with their approach to tackling pupils' absence, including for those who are disadvantaged, to improve levels of attendance further".

For September 2026 entry, 23 families put Wood End Infant & Pre-School as their first choice and 41 named it as one of their preferences, for 23 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Wood End Infant & Pre-School are Great Linford Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 81% reading, 85% maths); Stanton School (0.5 miles, Outstanding, 74% reading, 79% maths); St Monica's Catholic Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 82% reading, 80% maths); and Brooksward School (0.8 miles, 80% reading, 82% maths).

42.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 47.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (40%), Asian (21%) and Black (16%).

In 2026, 13 pupils (20.6%) received SEN support and 4 (6.3%) 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 speech, language and communication needs.

Wood End Infant & Pre-School has a SEN unit for speech, language and communication needs and autism: 8 places, 3 pupils on roll.

Wood End Infant & Pre-School had 6 teachers in 2026, one for every 11 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Wolverton Rail Station, about 1.6 miles away in a straight line.

7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Westhill (sw-bound), 80 metres away.

Wood End Infant & Pre-School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.

The secondary schools closest to Wood End Infant & Pre-School are Stantonbury School (0.4 miles) and E-Act Ousedale School (1.7 miles).