Bushfield School
Moon Street, Wolverton, Milton Keynes, MK12 5JG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Steve Springett-McHugh
- Constituency
- Milton Keynes North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 480
- Pupils on roll
- 380
- URN
- 110256
- Local authority
- Milton Keynes
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01908314876
About this school
Bushfield School is a foundation primary school in Milton Keynes. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 380 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Bushfield School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 120 | 110 | 92 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 55% | 58% | 78% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 3% | 9% |
| Expected standard in reading | 77% | 76% | 92% |
| Expected standard in maths | 74% | 81% | 91% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 84% | 78% | 91% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 105.0 | 110.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 103.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.70 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Bushfield 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 | Milton Keynes average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 55% | 55.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 58% | 56.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 78% | 61.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 413 |
| 2023/24 | 411 |
| 2024/25 | 373 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bushfield School compares
Bushfield School ranked 12th of 60 primary schools in Milton Keynes for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 84% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 78% | 5.7% | 33.2% | 380 | — |
| Wyvern School | — | 7.2% | 27.1% | 350 | 0.4 miles |
| Greenleys Junior School | 49% | 6.1% | 57.8% | 193 | 0.5 miles |
| New Bradwell Primary School | 54% | 5.4% | 32.9% | 583 | 0.6 miles |
| Greenleys First School | — | 8.4% | 49.1% | 92 | 0.7 miles |
| Pepper Hill School | — | 8.1% | 12.4% | 136 | 0.9 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)
- 33.24%
- English as an additional language
- 26.3%
- Overall absence
- 5.66%
- Persistent absence
- 14.99%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Wyvern School0.4 miles
Primary · Milton Keynes
-
Greenleys Junior School0.5 miles
Primary · Milton Keynes
-
New Bradwell Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Milton Keynes
-
Greenleys First School0.7 miles
Primary · Milton Keynes
-
Pepper Hill School0.9 miles
Primary · Milton Keynes
Other schools in Milton Keynes
Bushfield School ranks 11th of the 58 ranked primary 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
- Caroline Haslett Primary School Primary
- Castlethorpe First School Primary
- Chestnuts Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Bushfield School teach?
- Bushfield School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Milton Keynes.
- Who is the headteacher of Bushfield School?
- The headteacher of Bushfield School is Mr Steve Springett-McHugh, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Bushfield School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bushfield 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 many pupils are at Bushfield School?
- Bushfield School has 380 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Bushfield School full?
- Bushfield School has capacity for 480 pupils and 380 on roll (79%), 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 Bushfield School a faith school?
- No. Bushfield School has no designated religious character.
- Does Bushfield School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Bushfield School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Bushfield School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 55% in 2022/23 and 78% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Bushfield School compare with other schools in Milton Keynes?
- Bushfield School ranked 12th of 60 primary schools in Milton Keynes for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 84% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Bushfield School's absence rate?
- Bushfield School's overall absence rate is 5.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Bushfield School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bushfield School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
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.