Milton Park Primary School

About Milton Park Primary School

Milton Park Primary School in North Somerset holds a Good rating from Ofsted, a grade it has maintained since its last graded inspection in 2017 and confirmed in an ungraded visit in 2022. The most telling academic metric for this 355-pupil primary is the proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, which sits at 47%. That figure is notably below the North Somerset local authority average of 61%, placing the school 48th out of 57 similar schools in the area. The school's performance in individual subjects tells a more mixed story: 69% of pupils met the expected standard in writing, while reading and maths came in at 59% and 53% respectively. Only 3% of pupils achieved the higher standard across all three subjects, and the school ranks in the bottom half nationally for combined attainment.

The school's progress scores for reading, writing and maths are not available in the data, so it is difficult to say whether pupils are making typical gains from their starting points. Average scaled scores in reading and maths both sit at exactly 100, which is the national benchmark. The school's most recent Ofsted inspection in 2017 rated leadership and management, as well as early years provision, as Good, while the previous inspection in 2015 had judged the school as Requires Improvement overall. That earlier inspection gave early years a grade of 2 (Good) and leadership a grade of 2, but the overall effectiveness was a 3. The improvement trajectory is clear, though the current attainment data suggests there is still ground to make up compared with peers like Northleaze Church of England Primary School, which tops the local rankings.

Milton Park is oversubscribed: for 25 places in the 2025/26 intake, there were 67 applications, with 24 first-preference offers made. That works out at 2.68 applications per place, so demand is strong. The school offers a range of facilities including playing fields, a forest school, music rooms, a library, an ICT suite and an outdoor playground. Sports on offer include football, cricket, tennis, dance, rounders and swimming, while clubs range from film and science to coding and drama. The school has a dedicated SEN unit and provisions for specific learning difficulties, moderate learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health needs, and speech, language and communication needs. For families prioritising a Good-rated school with strong demand and a broad extracurricular offer, Milton Park is a solid local option, though those focused on top-tier academic outcomes may want to compare it with nearby outstanding alternatives like Haywood Village Academy, 2.1 km away.

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