The Radcliffe School
Christchurch Grove, Wolverton, Milton Keynes, MK12 5BT
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Paula Lawson
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Milton Keynes North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,275
- Pupils on roll
- 1,192
- URN
- 110532
- Local authority
- Milton Keynes
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01908682222
About this school
The Radcliffe School is a foundation secondary school in Milton Keynes. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 1,192 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 206 | 213 | 211 |
| Attainment 8 score | 42.1 | 39.5 | 38.2 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.57 -0.77 to -0.37 | -0.62 -0.81 to -0.43 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 33% | 35.7% | 32.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 62% | 60.1% | 52.6% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 59% | 82.2% | 62.6% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.4 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How The Radcliffe 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 | 42.1 | 43.3 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 39.5 | 43.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 38.2 | 44.2 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 11.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,223 |
| 2023/24 | 1,246 |
| 2024/25 | 1,210 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Radcliffe School compares
The Radcliffe School ranked 12th of 14 secondary schools in Milton Keynes for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 33% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 9% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 38.2 | 9.7% | 41% | 1,192 | — |
| Watling Academy | 50.4 | 7.9% | 23.9% | 1,767 | 1.8 miles |
| Stantonbury School | 32.8 | 16.4% | 42% | 1,409 | 2.2 miles |
| Denbigh School | 54.3 | 6.4% | 19.3% | 1,778 | 2.8 miles |
| The Hazeley Academy | 45.4 | 7.4% | 19% | 1,594 | 2.8 miles |
| The Milton Keynes Academy | 40.8 | 8.7% | 48.2% | 923 | 3.7 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 40.96%
- English as an additional language
- 16.2%
- Overall absence
- 9.72%
- Persistent absence
- 26.39%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Watling Academy1.8 miles
Secondary · Milton Keynes
-
Stantonbury School2.2 miles
Secondary · Milton Keynes
-
Denbigh School2.8 miles
Secondary · Milton Keynes
-
The Hazeley Academy2.8 miles
Secondary · Milton Keynes
-
The Milton Keynes Academy3.7 miles
Secondary · Milton Keynes
Other schools in Milton Keynes
The Radcliffe School ranks 12th of the 14 ranked secondary schools in Milton Keynes.
- Denbigh School Secondary
- Fulbrook School Secondary
- Lift Sir Herbert Leon Secondary
- Lord Grey Academy Secondary
- Shenley Brook End School Secondary
- St Paul's Catholic School Secondary
- Stantonbury School Secondary
- The Hazeley Academy Secondary
- The Milton Keynes Academy Secondary
- Walton High Secondary
- Watling Academy Secondary
- Knowles Nursery School Nursery
Common questions
- What year groups does The Radcliffe School teach?
- The Radcliffe School teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a secondary school in Milton Keynes.
- Who is the headteacher of The Radcliffe School?
- The headteacher of The Radcliffe School is Paula Lawson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was The Radcliffe School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Radcliffe 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 big is The Radcliffe School?
- The Radcliffe School has 1,192 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is The Radcliffe School full?
- The Radcliffe School has capacity for 1,275 pupils and 1,192 on roll (93%), 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 The Radcliffe School a faith school?
- No. The Radcliffe School has no designated religious character.
- Is The Radcliffe School a selective school?
- No. The Radcliffe School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- What SEN provision does The Radcliffe School have?
- The schools register lists The Radcliffe School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have The Radcliffe School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 42.1 in 2022/23 and 38.2 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Radcliffe School rank locally?
- The Radcliffe School ranked 12th of 14 secondary schools in Milton Keynes for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 33% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 9% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Radcliffe School's absence rate?
- The Radcliffe School's overall absence rate is 9.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Radcliffe School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Radcliffe 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.