Abbeys Primary School
Melrose Avenue, Bletchley, Milton Keynes, MK3 6PS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jessica Fellowes
- Constituency
- Buckingham and Bletchley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 315
- Pupils on roll
- 298
- URN
- 110401
- Local authority
- Milton Keynes
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01908375230
About this school
Abbeys Primary School is a community primary school in Milton Keynes. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 298 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Abbeys Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out 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 4 July 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 | 44 | 44 | 43 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 55% | 68% | 67% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 5% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 61% | 80% | 70% |
| Expected standard in maths | 57% | 82% | 81% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 66% | 86% | 72% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | 0.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.90 | - | - |
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 Abbeys 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 | 55% | 55.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 68% | 56.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 67% | 61.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 271 |
| 2023/24 | 284 |
| 2024/25 | 298 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Abbeys Primary School compares
Abbeys Primary School ranked 29th of 60 primary schools in Milton Keynes for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 67% | 4.9% | 31.2% | 298 | — |
| Cold Harbour Church of England School | — | — | — | — | 0.3 miles |
| Barleyhurst Park Primary | 52% | 5.9% | 33.8% | 198 | 0.5 miles |
| Rickley Park Primary School | 47% | 4.8% | 30.1% | 447 | 0.6 miles |
| New Chapter Primary School | 41% | 5% | 48.5% | 231 | 0.9 miles |
| Moorland Primary School | 61% | 6.5% | 58.8% | 194 | 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)
- 31.21%
- English as an additional language
- 29.5%
- Overall absence
- 4.91%
- Persistent absence
- 12.82%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Cold Harbour Church of England School0.3 miles
Primary · Milton Keynes
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Barleyhurst Park Primary0.5 miles
Primary · Milton Keynes
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Rickley Park Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Bletchley
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New Chapter Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Milton Keynes
-
Moorland Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Milton Keynes
Other schools in Milton Keynes
Abbeys Primary School ranks 28th of the 58 ranked primary schools in Milton Keynes.
- 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
- Chestnuts Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Abbeys Primary School teach?
- Abbeys Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Milton Keynes.
- Who is the headteacher of Abbeys Primary School?
- The headteacher of Abbeys Primary School is Mrs Jessica Fellowes, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Abbeys Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Abbeys 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 many pupils are at Abbeys Primary School?
- Abbeys Primary School has 298 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Abbeys Primary School full?
- Abbeys Primary School has capacity for 315 pupils and 298 on roll (95%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Abbeys Primary School a faith school?
- No. Abbeys Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Abbeys Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Abbeys Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Abbeys Primary 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 67% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Abbeys Primary School compare with other schools in Milton Keynes?
- Abbeys Primary School ranked 29th of 60 primary schools in Milton Keynes for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Abbeys Primary School's absence rate?
- Abbeys Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Abbeys Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Abbeys 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 29 June 2026.