Cold Harbour Church of England School
Highland Close, Bletchley, Milton Keynes, MK3 7PD
This school is closed (it closed in April 2026).
It was replaced by Cold Harbour Church of England School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Kotulecki
- Diocese
- Diocese of Oxford
- Constituency
- Buckingham and Bletchley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 179
- URN
- 110404
- Local authority
- Milton Keynes
- Website
- School website
About this school
Cold Harbour Church of England School was a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Milton Keynes. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 179 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Cold Harbour Church of England School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
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 | 43 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 53% | 40% | 57% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 11% | 9% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 67% | 72% | 73% |
| Expected standard in maths | 69% | 44% | 70% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 69% | 67% | 80% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 101.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.10 | - | - |
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 Cold Harbour Church of England 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 | 53% | 55.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 40% | 56.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 57% | 61.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 199 |
| 2023/24 | 189 |
| 2024/25 | 174 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Cold Harbour Church of England School compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 57% | 4.1% | 35.6% | 179 | — |
| Cold Harbour Church of England School | — | — | — | — | 0.0 miles |
| Abbeys Primary School | 67% | 4.9% | 31.2% | 298 | 0.3 miles |
| Barleyhurst Park Primary | 52% | 5.9% | 33.8% | 198 | 0.4 miles |
| New Chapter Primary School | 41% | 5% | 48.5% | 231 | 0.8 miles |
| Rickley Park Primary School | 47% | 4.8% | 30.1% | 447 | 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)
- 35.63%
- English as an additional language
- 22.4%
- Overall absence
- 4.12%
- Persistent absence
- 11.89%
Location
Nearby schools
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Cold Harbour Church of England School0.0 miles
Primary · Milton Keynes
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Abbeys Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Milton Keynes
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Barleyhurst Park Primary0.4 miles
Primary · Milton Keynes
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New Chapter Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Milton Keynes
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Rickley Park Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Bletchley
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 ages does Cold Harbour Church of England School teach?
- Cold Harbour Church of England School taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Milton Keynes.
- Has Cold Harbour Church of England School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Cold Harbour Church of England School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Cold Harbour Church of England School?
- Cold Harbour Church of England School had 179 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- How have Cold Harbour Church of England School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 53% in 2022/23 and 57% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Cold Harbour Church of England School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Cold Harbour Church of England 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.