Whaddon CofE School
Stock Lane, Whaddon, Milton Keynes, MK17 0LS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Prior
- Diocese
- Diocese of Oxford
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Buckingham and Bletchley
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 80
- Pupils on roll
- 45
- URN
- 110415
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01908501719
About this school
Whaddon CofE School is a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Milton Keynes. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 45 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Whaddon CofE 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
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
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 4 | 4 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | - | - |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | - | - |
| Expected standard in reading | - | - |
| Expected standard in maths | - | - |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | - | - |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - |
Trends over time
How Whaddon CofE 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 | 7.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 55 |
| 2023/24 | 55 |
| 2024/25 | 45 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Whaddon CofE School compares
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 | — | 4.9% | 6.7% | 45 | — |
| Priory Rise School | 89% | 3.8% | 7.7% | 674 | 1.1 miles |
| Oxley Park Academy | 65% | 5.2% | 20.2% | 695 | 1.3 miles |
| Giles Brook Primary School | 78% | 3.7% | 9.3% | 432 | 1.5 miles |
| Long Meadow School | 62% | 3.6% | 14.3% | 358 | 1.6 miles |
| Christ the Sower Ecumenical Primary School | 67% | 4.9% | 31.9% | 212 | 1.7 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
-
Graded inspection report21 April 2026
- 3 October 2023
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 6.67%
- English as an additional language
- 11.1%
- Overall absence
- 4.94%
- Persistent absence
- 13.95%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Priory Rise School1.1 miles
Primary · Milton Keynes
-
Oxley Park Academy1.3 miles
Primary · Milton Keynes
-
Giles Brook Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Milton Keynes
-
Long Meadow School1.6 miles
Primary · Milton Keynes
-
Christ the Sower Ecumenical Primary School1.7 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 ages does Whaddon CofE School teach?
- Whaddon CofE School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Milton Keynes.
- Who is the headteacher of Whaddon CofE School?
- The headteacher of Whaddon CofE School is Mrs Sarah Prior, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Whaddon CofE School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Whaddon CofE 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 Whaddon CofE School?
- Whaddon CofE School has 45 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Whaddon CofE School full?
- Whaddon CofE School has capacity for 80 pupils and 45 on roll (56%), 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 Whaddon CofE School a faith school?
- Yes. Whaddon CofE School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Oxford.
- Does Whaddon CofE School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Whaddon CofE School as having nursery classes.
- What is Whaddon CofE School's absence rate?
- Whaddon CofE School's overall absence rate is 4.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Whaddon CofE School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Whaddon CofE 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 15 July 2026.