St Mary's Wavendon CofE Primary
Wafandun Lane, Milton Keynes, MK17 7AA
This school is closed (it closed in November 2024).
It was replaced by St Mary's Wavendon CofE Primary. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Amanda Dicks
- Diocese
- Diocese of Oxford
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Milton Keynes Central
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Rural village
- Capacity
- 630
- Pupils on roll
- 424
- URN
- 110439
- Local authority
- Milton Keynes
About this school
St Mary's Wavendon CofE Primary was a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Milton Keynes. It taught children aged 3 to 11 and had 424 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
St Mary's Wavendon CofE Primary 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 | 38 | 50 | 58 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 42% | 60% | 52% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 10% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 71% | 78% | 74% |
| Expected standard in maths | 76% | 74% | 71% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 68% | 84% | 76% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.70 | - | - |
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 St Mary's Wavendon CofE Primary 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 | 42% | 55.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 60% | 56.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 52% | 61.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 381 |
| 2023/24 | 424 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Mary's Wavendon CofE Primary compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 77% of England schools in 2023/24.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 52% | 4.6% | 21% | 424 | — |
| St Mary's Wavendon CofE Primary | — | 4.8% | 24.4% | 489 | 0.0 miles |
| Swallowfield Primary | 57% | 4.3% | 10.5% | 458 | 1.1 miles |
| Wavendon Gate School | 62% | 4.2% | 28.4% | 403 | 1.6 miles |
| Aspley Guise Village School | — | — | — | 136 | 1.9 miles |
| Monkston Primary School | 73% | 4.6% | 13.9% | 418 | 2.0 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 2023/24 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 21%
- English as an additional language
- 30.2%
- Overall absence
- 4.6%
- Persistent absence
- 10.4%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Mary's Wavendon CofE Primary0.0 miles
Primary · Milton Keynes
-
Swallowfield Primary1.1 miles
Primary · Milton Keynes
-
Wavendon Gate School1.6 miles
Primary · Milton Keynes
-
Aspley Guise Village School1.9 miles
Primary · Aspley Guise
-
Monkston Primary School2.0 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 St Mary's Wavendon CofE Primary teach?
- St Mary's Wavendon CofE Primary taught children aged 3 to 11. It was a primary school in Milton Keynes.
- Has St Mary's Wavendon CofE Primary been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected St Mary's Wavendon CofE Primary 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 big is St Mary's Wavendon CofE Primary?
- St Mary's Wavendon CofE Primary had 424 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- How have St Mary's Wavendon CofE Primary's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 42% in 2022/23 and 52% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are St Mary's Wavendon CofE Primary's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Mary's Wavendon CofE Primary'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 30 November 2024.