Hanslope Primary School

About Hanslope Primary School

Hanslope Primary School sits within the Milton Keynes local authority, a mixed state primary for children aged 4 to 11. In the most recent local rankings of primary schools, it placed 26th out of 54, placing it in the bottom half of the authority. The top-performing peers in the area include Caroline Haslett Primary School, Middleton Primary School, and Haversham Village School, all of which scored higher on the same ranking metric. The school is led by headteacher Ryan Fensham-Brown and currently has 287 pupils on roll, slightly above its official capacity of 270. Just under a quarter of pupils (23.7%) are eligible for free school meals, which is a useful indicator of the school's intake. The nearest school rated Outstanding by Ofsted is Castlethorpe First School, located 2.7 kilometres away.

Academically, Hanslope Primary performs broadly in line with the local average. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 assessments, 62% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, matching the Milton Keynes average of 62%. This places the school in the bottom 50% nationally, ranked 7,287th out of 13,686 primaries. In individual subjects, reading saw 79% of pupils at the expected standard and 26% at the higher standard; writing had 76% at expected and 12% at higher; and maths had 69% at expected and 21% at higher. Average scaled scores were 106 in reading and 105 in maths. The school's most recent Ofsted inspection in 2023 rated it Good overall, with Outstanding grades for early years provision, personal development, and behaviour and attitudes. This is a step down from its previous Outstanding rating in 2016, though leadership and management were judged Good.

The school offers a solid range of facilities including an ICT suite, music rooms, a gymnasium, art studios, a sports hall, and a forest school area. Sports on offer include rounders, athletics, cricket and cross country, while clubs extend to drama, choir, science club and eco club. The school is oversubscribed: for 2025/26 entry, there were 39 first-preference applications for 39 places, but 58 total applications, giving an oversubscription ratio of 1.49. SEND provision is broad, covering specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate learning difficulty, social and emotional mental health needs, speech and language needs, visual impairment, and autistic spectrum disorder. Hanslope is a good fit for families in the Milton Keynes area who want a well-resourced primary with strong pastoral care and a forest school, and who are comfortable with a school that is solidly average in academic outcomes but strong on personal development.

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