Bishop Parker Catholic School

About Bishop Parker Catholic School

Bishop Parker Catholic School’s Key Stage 2 results place it well ahead of the Milton Keynes local authority average for primary schools. The school achieved an 80% expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, compared with a LA average of 62%. That 18-point gap is significant and puts the school in the top 25% nationally. Its reading and maths average scaled scores of 109 and 107 respectively are both above the national benchmark of 100, and the proportion of pupils reaching the higher standard in reading (53%) and maths (43%) is notably strong. The school ranks 5th out of 54 primary schools in Milton Keynes on this combined measure, placing it in the top 10% locally. With 25.3% of pupils eligible for free school meals, these results are particularly impressive and suggest the school is delivering strong academic progress across its intake.

The school’s most recent graded Ofsted inspection, in 2014, rated it Good overall, with Good for leadership and management. A subsequent ungraded inspection in 2023 confirmed the school remains Good. This is a clear improvement from its previous inspection in 2012, when it was rated Requires Improvement. The school does not have a sixth form, as it is a primary-only setting. At Key Stage 2, 87% of pupils met the expected standard in both reading and maths, and 83% did so in writing. While progress scores are not available in the data, the high attainment relative to the LA average suggests effective teaching. The school’s ranking score of 80 on the combined expected standard metric places it 223rd out of 2,034 primary schools in the South East region, comfortably inside the top 11% regionally.

Bishop Parker is a Roman Catholic state primary for children aged 2 to 11, with nursery provision on site. It has capacity for 210 pupils and currently has 182 on roll, so there is some room, but it was oversubscribed for 2025/26 entry: 42 applications for 20 places, with 18 first-preference offers made. The school has a range of facilities including a dining hall, sensory room, gymnasium, ICT suite and chapel. Sports offered include athletics, rounders, dance and swimming, and clubs include coding, drama and science club. The school has identified SEND provisions covering specific learning difficulties, moderate learning difficulty, social emotional and mental health needs, speech language and communication needs, and autistic spectrum disorder. For families prioritising strong academic outcomes in a faith-based setting, this school delivers well above the local average, though the nearest Outstanding-rated school, The Premier Academy, is only 0.3 km away.

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