Mursley Church of England School
Main Street, Mursley, Milton Keynes, MK17 0RT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 2 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mr David May
- Diocese
- Diocese of Oxford
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Buckingham and Bletchley
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 45
- Pupils on roll
- 45
- URN
- 110444
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01296720305
About this school
Mursley Church of England School is a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Milton Keynes. It teaches children aged 2 to 7 and has 45 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Mursley Church of England School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Mursley 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 2.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 44 |
| 2023/24 | 42 |
| 2024/25 | 43 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Mursley Church of England School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 99% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 2.8% | 4.7% | 45 | — |
| Swanbourne Church of England VA School | 73% | 3.6% | 7.5% | 123 | 1.4 miles |
| Drayton Parslow Village School | — | 3.7% | 11.1% | 38 | 1.5 miles |
| Newton Longville Church of England Primary School | 69% | 4.7% | 10.6% | 197 | 2.2 miles |
| St Michael's Church of England Combined School | 33% | 3.5% | 14.9% | 203 | 2.7 miles |
| Winslow Church of England School | 49% | 5.7% | 25.5% | 383 | 2.7 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
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 4.65%
- English as an additional language
- 2.3%
- Overall absence
- 2.76%
- Persistent absence
- 3.33%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Swanbourne Church of England VA School1.4 miles
Primary · Milton Keynes
-
Drayton Parslow Village School1.5 miles
Primary · Milton Keynes
-
Newton Longville Church of England Primary School2.2 miles
Primary · Newton Longville
-
St Michael's Church of England Combined School2.7 miles
Primary · Leighton Buzzard
-
Winslow Church of England School2.7 miles
Primary · Buckingham
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 Mursley Church of England School teach?
- Mursley Church of England School teaches children aged 2 to 7. It is a primary school in Milton Keynes.
- Who is the headteacher of Mursley Church of England School?
- The headteacher of Mursley Church of England School is Mr David May, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Mursley Church of England School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Mursley Church of England 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 Mursley Church of England School?
- Mursley Church of England School has 45 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 7.
- Is Mursley Church of England School full?
- Mursley Church of England School has capacity for 45 pupils and 45 on roll (100%), so it is at or above 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 Mursley Church of England School a faith school?
- Yes. Mursley Church of England School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Oxford.
- Does Mursley Church of England School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Mursley Church of England School as having nursery classes.
- What is Mursley Church of England School's absence rate?
- Mursley Church of England School's overall absence rate is 2.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Mursley Church of England 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 Mursley Church of England 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 29 June 2026.