Glastonbury Thorn School
Pigott Drive, Shenley Church End, Milton Keynes, MK5 6BX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 4 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr Jonathan Cursley
- Constituency
- Milton Keynes Central
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 180
- Pupils on roll
- 136
- URN
- 110400
- Local authority
- Milton Keynes
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01908504648
About this school
Glastonbury Thorn School is a foundation primary school in Milton Keynes. It teaches children aged 4 to 7 and has 136 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
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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Glastonbury Thorn 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 | 5.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 178 |
| 2023/24 | 172 |
| 2024/25 | 149 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Glastonbury Thorn School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5% | 13.4% | 136 | — |
| Loughton School | 66% | 4.8% | 24.1% | 466 | 0.5 miles |
| Caroline Haslett Primary School | 87% | 3.8% | 21.6% | 417 | 0.5 miles |
| Loughton Manor First School | — | 5.6% | 11.2% | 206 | 0.7 miles |
| Long Meadow School | 62% | 3.6% | 14.3% | 358 | 0.9 miles |
| Christ the Sower Ecumenical Primary School | 67% | 4.9% | 31.9% | 212 | 1.1 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)
- 13.42%
- English as an additional language
- 29.5%
- Overall absence
- 5%
- Persistent absence
- 15.97%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Loughton School0.5 miles
Primary · Milton Keynes
-
Caroline Haslett Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Milton Keynes
-
Loughton Manor First School0.7 miles
Primary · Milton Keynes
-
Long Meadow School0.9 miles
Primary · Milton Keynes
-
Christ the Sower Ecumenical Primary School1.1 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 Glastonbury Thorn School teach?
- Glastonbury Thorn School teaches children aged 4 to 7. It is a primary school in Milton Keynes.
- Who is the headteacher of Glastonbury Thorn School?
- The headteacher of Glastonbury Thorn School is Mr Jonathan Cursley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Glastonbury Thorn School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Glastonbury Thorn 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 Glastonbury Thorn School?
- Glastonbury Thorn School has 136 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 7.
- Is Glastonbury Thorn School full?
- Glastonbury Thorn School has capacity for 180 pupils and 136 on roll (76%), 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 Glastonbury Thorn School a faith school?
- No. Glastonbury Thorn School has no designated religious character.
- Does Glastonbury Thorn School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Glastonbury Thorn School as having no nursery classes.
- What is Glastonbury Thorn School's absence rate?
- Glastonbury Thorn School's overall absence rate is 5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Glastonbury Thorn 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 Glastonbury Thorn 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 3 July 2026.