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EnglandSouth EastMilton KeynesMK3 5ENChestnuts Primary School
Primary

Chestnuts Primary School

Primary

Milton Keynes · Milton Keynes · MK3 5EN www.chestnutsprimaryschool.co.uk

Pupils
426
cap. 459
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
58%
RWM expected · 2024/25
8%
RWM higher · 2024/25
426
Pupils · 2024/25
24%
EAL · 2024/25
14%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
58%
RWM expected · 2024/25
8%
RWM higher · 2024/25
426
Pupils · 2024/25
24%
EAL · 2024/25
14%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 06/02/2019

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityMilton Keynes
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio20.2:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Chestnuts Primary School · Primary · Milton Keynes

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2017/18

RWM expected standard
58%
+3pp
62%53%43%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 58%
RWM higher standard
8%
+4pp
8%4%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 8%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
74%
Reading higher standard
31%
Writing expected standard
76%
Writing higher standard
15%
Maths expected standard
68%
Maths higher standard
19%
Science expected standard
82%
SPAG expected standard
76%
SPAG higher standard
29%
Reading scaled score
104.0
Maths scaled score
103.0
GPS scaled score
105.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
426
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.2
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
24%
FSM eligible
36%
SEN
25%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
14%

Contact

Address
Buckingham Road, Bletchley, Milton Keynes, MK3 5EN
Local authority
Milton Keynes
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2558%8%74%31%76%15%68%19%82%76%104.0103.0105.025%426
2023/2455%4%75%15%75%18%60%13%87%67%104.0102.0105.022%432
2022/2347%0%70%15%70%10%70%8%82%75%103.0101.0103.0-1.70-1.10-2.9024%433
2018/1962%3%72%22%77%8%73%10%80%75%104.0102.0104.0-2.40-2.40-4.0025%407
2017/1843%7%61%20%79%9%57%14%79%73%103.0100.0104.0-2.00-0.80-3.50412

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2542620.625%24%36%6%14%
2023/2443221.122%22%32%6%19%
2022/2343320.624%20%31%7%24%
2021/2240320.125%16%32%7%20%
2020/2139818.421%14%31%
2018/1940721.625%12%30%4%10%
2017/1822.44%10%
2016/1739319.121%12%30%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.