Cedars Primary School
Bury Street, Newport Pagnell, MK16 0DT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Joanne Goldsmith
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Milton Keynes North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 361
- Pupils on roll
- 235
- URN
- 110399
- Local authority
- Milton Keynes
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01908610561
About this school
Cedars Primary School is a community primary school in Newport Pagnell. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 235 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 no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 45 | 40 | 40 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 62% | 48% | 63% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 0% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 84% | 70% | 73% |
| Expected standard in maths | 78% | 58% | 73% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 82% | 55% | 60% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 100.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.20 | - | - |
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 Cedars Primary 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 | 62% | 55.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 48% | 56.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 63% | 61.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 306 |
| 2023/24 | 269 |
| 2024/25 | 255 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Cedars Primary School compares
Cedars Primary School ranked 35th of 58 primary schools in Milton Keynes for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. 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 | 63% | 4.6% | 18.4% | 235 | — |
| Tickford Park Primary School | — | 5.4% | 16.5% | 314 | 0.3 miles |
| Green Park School | 49% | 5.7% | 14.6% | 289 | 0.5 miles |
| Portfields Primary School | — | — | — | — | 0.8 miles |
| Giffard Park Primary School | 52% | 5.7% | 29.9% | 265 | 1.2 miles |
| Willen Primary School | 73% | 5.2% | 16.2% | 278 | 1.6 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 18.42%
- English as an additional language
- 15.7%
- Overall absence
- 4.6%
- Persistent absence
- 8.21%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Tickford Park Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Newport Pagnell
-
Green Park School0.5 miles
Primary · Newport Pagnell
-
Portfields Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Newport Pagnell
-
Giffard Park Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Milton Keynes
-
Willen Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Milton Keynes
Other schools in Newport Pagnell
- Green Park School Primary
- North Crawley CofE School Primary
- Portfields Primary School Primary
- Sherington Church of England School Primary
- Stoke Goldington Church of England School Primary
- Tickford Park Primary School Primary
- E-Act Ousedale School Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Cedars Primary School teach?
- Cedars Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Newport Pagnell.
- Who is the headteacher of Cedars Primary School?
- The headteacher of Cedars Primary School is Mrs Joanne Goldsmith, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Cedars Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Cedars Primary 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 Cedars Primary School?
- Cedars Primary School has 235 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Cedars Primary School full?
- Cedars Primary School has capacity for 361 pupils and 235 on roll (65%), 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 Cedars Primary School a faith school?
- No. Cedars Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Cedars Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Cedars Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Cedars Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 62% in 2022/23 and 63% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Cedars Primary School rank locally?
- Cedars Primary School ranked 35th of 58 primary schools in Milton Keynes for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Cedars Primary School's absence rate?
- Cedars Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Cedars Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Cedars Primary 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 13 August 2026.