Drayton Park School is a state-funded primary school in Milton Keynes, South East, for pupils aged 3 to 11 for boys and girls. DfE data records 332 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 330.
The latest recorded Ofsted overall judgement is Outstanding (8 May 2025). 60% met the expected KS2 standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25. Admissions data records 23 first-preference applications and 23 offers made on national offer day for 2026/27.
Reporting periods vary by source — Methodology.
School admissions data, what the Ofsted report means for you, and how it compares to nearby schools.
Outstanding
Based on 8 May 2025 · Legacy grading · Open inspection report ↗
| Area | Judgement |
|---|---|
| Leadership & management | Outstanding |
| Early years provision | Outstanding |
| Area | Judgement |
|---|---|
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
| Leadership & management | Good |
Ungraded inspection · 8 May 2025: Standards maintained
Published 6 Sept 2017.
Ofsted legacy grades; compare inspection dates and frameworks.
Distance unavailable; check admission criteria with the school or council.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| School’s local authority | Milton Keynes |
| Applications open | September 2026 |
| Application deadline | 15 January 2027 |
| National offer day | 16 April 2027 |
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| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Offers made on National Offer Day | 23 |
| First-preference applications | 23 |
| Applications (all preferences) | 56 |
| First-preference offers | 23 |
Source: Published admissions data; follow each measure’s labelled basis, including all preferences where shown.
| Subject | School (expected) | School (higher) | Average score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing & maths | 60% | 4% | — |
| Reading | 74% | 15% | 103 |
| Writing | 70% | 13% | — |
| Maths | 81% | 11% | 103 |
DfE · 2024/25; compare the same year and measure (— unavailable or suppressed).
19.8 pupils per qualified teacher
2025/26 · Full-time equivalent teachers, not class size.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Authorised absence2024/25 | 5.15% |
| Unauthorised absence2024/25 | 1.83% |
| Group | Pupils |
|---|---|
| White British | 36.1% |
| White other | 11.7% |
| Mixed | 5.4% |
| Asian | 21% |
| Black | 22.6% |
| Other | 3% |
DfE school, census, workforce, absence and exclusion data; periods vary, and missing values are not zero.
DfE data; confirm current support with the school's SENCO.
90% would recommend this school
31 responses · Sep 2024 – Sep 2025
| Question | Agree or strongly agree |
|---|---|
| Happy at school | 97% |
| Feels safe | 93% |
| Well behaved pupils | 94% |
| Bullying dealt with | 35% |
| Question | Agree or strongly agree |
|---|---|
| Aware of curriculum | 94% |
| Concerns dealt with | 71% |
| SEND support | 0% |
| High expectations | 90% |
| Child does well | 94% |
| Progress updates | 87% |
| Subject range | 93% |
| Clubs & activities | 94% |
| Personal development | 90% |
View the Ofsted dataset: voluntary responses may not represent all families; separate from Classpot reviews.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Teaching hours | 08:45 – 15:15 |
| Breakfast club | 07:45-08:45 |
Source: School website · checked 2026-05-19; confirm current arrangements.
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