White Spire School
Rickley Lane, Bletchley, Milton Keynes, MK3 6EW
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 4 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Michelle Bartle
- SEN provision
- MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Buckingham and Bletchley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 170
- Pupils on roll
- 170
- URN
- 110575
- Local authority
- Milton Keynes
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01908373266
About this school
White Spire School is a community special school in Milton Keynes. It teaches children aged 4 to 19 and has 170 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 10 July 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Outstanding. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 11 | 7 | 10 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 16 | 18 | 20 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | - |
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 White Spire 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 | 0% | 55.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 56.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 61.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 157 |
| 2023/24 | 166 |
| 2024/25 | 170 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 50%
- English as an additional language
- 10.6%
- Overall absence
- 6.01%
- Persistent absence
- 15.11%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Cambian Bletchley Park School0.2 miles
Special schools · Milton Keynes
-
Romans Field School0.4 miles
Special schools · Milton Keynes
-
Milton Keynes Preparatory School0.7 miles
Independent schools · Milton Keynes
-
KWS Milton Keynes1.3 miles
Special schools · Milton Keynes
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Baytul Ilm Secondary School1.4 miles
Independent schools
Other schools in Milton Keynes
- Bridge Academy, All-through Alternative Provision Academies
- Cambian Bletchley Park School Special schools
- KWS Milton Keynes Special schools
- Oakhill Secure Training Centre Other types
- Redwood Park School Special schools
- Romans Field School Special schools
- Slated Row School Special schools
- Stephenson Academy Academies
- The Redway School Special schools
- The Woodlands School Special schools
- Willow Park School Special schools
- Knowles Nursery School Nursery
Common questions
- What year groups does White Spire School teach?
- White Spire School teaches children aged 4 to 19. It is a special school in Milton Keynes.
- Who is the headteacher of White Spire School?
- The headteacher of White Spire School is Miss Michelle Bartle, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was White Spire School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected White Spire 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 White Spire School?
- White Spire School has 170 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 19.
- Is White Spire School full?
- White Spire School has capacity for 170 pupils and 170 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 White Spire School a faith school?
- No. White Spire School has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does White Spire School have?
- The schools register lists White Spire School's special educational needs provision as: MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have White Spire School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is White Spire School's absence rate?
- White Spire School's overall absence rate is 6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are White Spire School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, White Spire 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.