Barleyhurst Park Primary
Forfar Drive, Bletchley, Milton Keynes, MK3 7NA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Wendy Smith
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Buckingham and Bletchley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 198
- URN
- 110327
- Local authority
- Milton Keynes
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01908378291
About this school
Barleyhurst Park Primary is a community primary school in Milton Keynes. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 198 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 22 May 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 30 | 30 | 31 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 60% | 50% | 52% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 0% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 73% | 67% | 58% |
| Expected standard in maths | 80% | 67% | 58% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 83% | 77% | 68% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 103.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 103.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.60 | - | - |
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 Barleyhurst Park Primary 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 | 60% | 55.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 50% | 56.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 52% | 61.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 204 |
| 2023/24 | 206 |
| 2024/25 | 198 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Barleyhurst Park Primary compares
Barleyhurst Park Primary ranked 53rd of 60 primary schools in Milton Keynes for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 52% | 5.9% | 33.8% | 198 | — |
| Rickley Park Primary School | 47% | 4.8% | 30.1% | 447 | 0.4 miles |
| Cold Harbour Church of England School | — | — | — | — | 0.4 miles |
| Abbeys Primary School | 67% | 4.9% | 31.2% | 298 | 0.5 miles |
| Merebrook Infant School | — | 6.4% | 20% | 129 | 0.8 miles |
| Emerson Valley School | — | 5.5% | 28.3% | 449 | 0.8 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)
- 33.84%
- English as an additional language
- 33.3%
- Overall absence
- 5.92%
- Persistent absence
- 17.62%
Location
Nearby schools
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Rickley Park Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Bletchley
-
Cold Harbour Church of England School0.4 miles
Primary · Milton Keynes
-
Abbeys Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Milton Keynes
-
Merebrook Infant School0.8 miles
Primary · Milton Keynes
-
Emerson Valley School0.8 miles
Primary · Milton Keynes
Other schools in Milton Keynes
Barleyhurst Park Primary ranks 53rd of the 58 ranked primary schools in Milton Keynes.
- Abbeys Primary School Primary
- Ashbrook School 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
- Castlethorpe First School Primary
- Chestnuts Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Barleyhurst Park Primary teach?
- Barleyhurst Park Primary teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Milton Keynes.
- Who is the headteacher of Barleyhurst Park Primary?
- The headteacher of Barleyhurst Park Primary is Mrs Wendy Smith, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Barleyhurst Park Primary last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Barleyhurst Park Primary, 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 Barleyhurst Park Primary?
- Barleyhurst Park Primary has 198 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Barleyhurst Park Primary full?
- Barleyhurst Park Primary has capacity for 210 pupils and 198 on roll (94%), 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 Barleyhurst Park Primary a faith school?
- No. Barleyhurst Park Primary has no designated religious character.
- Does Barleyhurst Park Primary have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Barleyhurst Park Primary as having nursery classes.
- How have Barleyhurst Park Primary's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 60% in 2022/23 and 52% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Barleyhurst Park Primary rank locally?
- Barleyhurst Park Primary ranked 53rd of 60 primary schools in Milton Keynes for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Barleyhurst Park Primary's absence rate?
- Barleyhurst Park Primary's overall absence rate is 5.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Barleyhurst Park Primary's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Barleyhurst Park Primary'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.