Schools in Olney
Buckinghamshire · Milton Keynes · 3 schools
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Deadline Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply to Milton Keynes (the council where you live). Offers on 1 March.
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Schools in Olney (3)
By type:Primary schools in Olney (3)
3
3 primary · 0 secondary
750
93% capacity used
1
1 outstanding · 0 good
810
60 spare places
Ofsted Ratings
Best Schools in Olney
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Area Performance (2025)
KS2 Reading
75.0%
KS2 Maths
83.5%
School Capacity & Demand
Housing Growth Detected
276 new homes approved nearby. This could generate an estimated +69 primary and +50 secondary pupils.
Source: MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years)
Primary Schools
93% occupied · 60 spare places
Questions parents ask about schools in Olney
How many schools are there in Olney?
Olney has 3 open schools.
Source: DfE Get Information About Schools
Which schools in Olney are rated Outstanding?
1 school in Olney was rated Outstanding at its most recent graded Ofsted inspection: Olney Infant Academy. Counting Good as well, 100% of the 2 graded schools here are rated Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.
Source: Ofsted
Which primary schools in Olney have the best SATs results?
Of the 2 primary schools in Olney with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at Olney Middle School (85% in reading, 79% in maths); and Lavendon School (65% in reading, 88% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.
Olney Middle SchoolLavendon School
Source: DfE school performance data
Do schools in Olney have catchment areas?
Most state schools in Olney have no fixed catchment boundary. When a school is oversubscribed, Milton Keynes allocates places on its published criteria - usually looked-after children first, then siblings, then home-to-school distance - so the practical cut-off moves each year. Each school's page here shows an estimate of its catchment radius.
How do I apply for a school place in Olney?
Apply to Milton Keynes through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts.