Castlethorpe First School
Castlethorpe, milton keynes, MK19 7EW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Emma Wallace
- Federation
- Village Schools Federation
- Constituency
- Milton Keynes North
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 45
- Pupils on roll
- 39
- URN
- 110213
- Local authority
- Milton Keynes
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01908510342
About this school
Castlethorpe First School is a community primary school in Milton Keynes. It teaches children aged 4 to 7 and has 39 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Castlethorpe First School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 38 |
| 2023/24 | 32 |
| 2024/25 | 35 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Castlethorpe First School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.7% | 11.4% | 39 | — |
| Cosgrove Village Primary School | 44% | 12.9% | 22.2% | 39 | 1.2 miles |
| Hanslope Primary School | 59% | 5% | 24.7% | 276 | 1.7 miles |
| Haversham Village School | 92% | 4.5% | 3.8% | 154 | 1.8 miles |
| Yardley Gobion Church of England Primary School | 53% | 5.9% | 15.9% | 87 | 2.3 miles |
| Wyvern School | — | 7.2% | 27.1% | 350 | 2.3 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 11.43%
- English as an additional language
- 5.7%
- Overall absence
- 4.69%
- Persistent absence
- 15.79%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Cosgrove Village Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Cosgrove
-
Hanslope Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Milton Keynes
-
Haversham Village School1.8 miles
Primary · Milton Keynes
-
Yardley Gobion Church of England Primary School2.3 miles
Primary · Towcester
-
Wyvern School2.3 miles
Primary · Milton Keynes
Other schools in Milton Keynes
- Abbeys Primary School Primary
- Ashbrook School Primary
- Barleyhurst Park Primary Primary
- Bishop Parker Catholic School Primary
- Bow Brickhill CofE VA Primary School Primary
- Bradwell Village School Primary
- Brooklands Farm Primary School Primary
- Brooksward School Primary
- Broughton Fields Primary School Primary
- Bushfield School Primary
- Caroline Haslett Primary School Primary
- Chestnuts Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Castlethorpe First School teach?
- Castlethorpe First School teaches children aged 4 to 7. It is a primary school in Milton Keynes.
- Who is the headteacher of Castlethorpe First School?
- The headteacher of Castlethorpe First School is Mrs Emma Wallace, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Castlethorpe First School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Castlethorpe First School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Castlethorpe First School?
- Castlethorpe First School has 39 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 7.
- Is Castlethorpe First School full?
- Castlethorpe First School has capacity for 45 pupils and 39 on roll (87%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Castlethorpe First School a faith school?
- No. Castlethorpe First School has no designated religious character.
- Does Castlethorpe First School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Castlethorpe First School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Castlethorpe First School?
- Castlethorpe First School is part of the Village Schools Federation federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Castlethorpe First School's absence rate?
- Castlethorpe First School's overall absence rate is 4.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Castlethorpe First School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Castlethorpe First School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.