Heelands School
Glovers Lane, Heelands, Milton Keynes, MK13 7QL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Ian Fraser-Kirkup
- Federation
- The Blue Sky Federation
- Constituency
- Milton Keynes North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 90
- Pupils on roll
- 71
- URN
- 110382
- Local authority
- Milton Keynes
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01908316306
About this school
Heelands School is a community primary school in Milton Keynes. It teaches children aged 4 to 7 and has 71 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 4 June 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.
Trends over time
How Heelands 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 | 8.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 81 |
| 2023/24 | 86 |
| 2024/25 | 74 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Heelands School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 6.1% | 21.6% | 71 | — |
| Priory Common School | — | 6% | 41.4% | 61 | 0.1 miles |
| Bradwell Village School | 61% | 5.9% | 37.6% | 200 | 0.1 miles |
| Summerfield School | 66% | 5.2% | 33.7% | 323 | 0.5 miles |
| Germander Park School | — | 7.6% | 65.3% | 110 | 0.7 miles |
| Stanton School | 65% | 5.8% | 44.2% | 305 | 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)
- 21.62%
- English as an additional language
- 37.8%
- Overall absence
- 6.06%
- Persistent absence
- 14.75%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Priory Common School0.1 miles
Primary · Milton Keynes
-
Bradwell Village School0.1 miles
Primary · Milton Keynes
-
Summerfield School0.5 miles
Primary · Milton Keynes
-
Germander Park School0.7 miles
Primary · Milton Keynes
-
Stanton School0.8 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
- Castlethorpe First School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Heelands School teach?
- Heelands School teaches children aged 4 to 7. It is a primary school in Milton Keynes.
- Who is the headteacher of Heelands School?
- The headteacher of Heelands School is Mr Ian Fraser-Kirkup, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Heelands School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Heelands 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 Heelands School?
- Heelands School has 71 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 7.
- Is Heelands School full?
- Heelands School has capacity for 90 pupils and 71 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 Heelands School a faith school?
- No. Heelands School has no designated religious character.
- Does Heelands School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Heelands School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Heelands School?
- Heelands School is part of the The Blue Sky Federation federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Heelands School's absence rate?
- Heelands School's overall absence rate is 6.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Heelands 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 Heelands 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 30 June 2026.