Glebe Farm School

About Glebe Farm School

Glebe Farm School stands out sharply against the Milton Keynes local authority average for secondary schools. The LA average Progress 8 score sits at -0.21, which means the typical school in the area sees pupils achieve slightly below the national average. Glebe Farm, by contrast, earned an Outstanding rating from Ofsted in its most recent inspection in 2025, placing it among just three schools in the local authority to hold that top grade out of 16 total secondary schools. That is a significant marker of quality in a mixed state secondary that serves pupils from age 2 all the way through to 16. The school is also heavily oversubscribed, with 472 applications for 140 places in the 2025/26 admissions round, and 128 of those offers went to first-preference applicants out of 149 who put it top of their list. That level of demand suggests local parents see something exceptional here, and the data backs them up.

The Ofsted report from May 2025 awarded Grade 1 (Outstanding) across every single category: quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision. The school does not have a sixth form, so its focus is firmly on the secondary years. Parent View responses, collected between September 2024 and September 2025 from 124 respondents, are overwhelmingly positive. 94% of parents would recommend the school, and 95% either agreed or strongly agreed that their child is happy there. On behaviour, 90% agreed the school ensures pupils are well behaved, and 90% felt the school has high expectations for their child. The only area where a notable minority disagreed was SEND support: 18% of parents disagreed that children with special educational needs get the support they need, though 80% agreed or strongly agreed. The school lists provisions for a wide range of needs including dyslexia, autism, speech and language difficulties, and physical disabilities.

Facilities include a dining hall, gymnasium, sports hall, science labs, tennis courts, and playing fields, and the school offers a broad range of sports from rowing and swimming to martial arts and rounders. Clubs cover drama, coding, Model UN, Young Enterprise, the Duke of Edinburgh's Award, and eco club, among others. With 907 pupils on roll against a capacity of 1539, there is room for growth, but the oversubscription ratio of 3.37 applicants per place means competition is fierce. The school suits families who want a high-performing all-through state option from nursery to GCSE, with strong academic expectations and a wide extracurricular offer, but who are comfortable with the fact that it does not provide post-16 education. Given its Outstanding rating and local popularity, early application is essential.

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