Slated Row School
Old Wolverton Road, Wolverton, Milton Keynes, MK12 5NJ
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 4 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Zoë Baines
- Federation
- The Aspire Federation
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, VI - Visual Impairment, OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, HI - Hearing Impairment, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, PD - Physical Disability, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Milton Keynes North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 228
- Pupils on roll
- 232
- URN
- 110587
- Local authority
- Milton Keynes
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01908316017
About this school
Slated Row School is a community special school in Milton Keynes. It teaches children aged 4 to 19 and has 232 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Slated Row 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 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
- Exceptional
- Curriculum and teaching
- Strong standard
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Exceptional
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Exceptional
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
- Post-16 provision
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 18 | 15 | 15 |
| 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 | - | - | - |
| Reading progress | -6.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -4.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -5.20 | - | - |
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.
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 22 | 15 | 18 |
| 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 Slated Row 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 | 10.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 226 |
| 2023/24 | 229 |
| 2024/25 | 237 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 42.86%
- English as an additional language
- 18.1%
- Overall absence
- 10.43%
- Persistent absence
- 32.24%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Webber Independent School2.6 miles
Independent schools
-
Stephenson Academy2.7 miles
Academies · Milton Keynes
-
Willow Park School2.9 miles
Special schools · Milton Keynes
-
The Woodlands School3.1 miles
Special schools · Milton Keynes
-
Oakhill Secure Training Centre3.3 miles
Other types · Milton Keynes
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
- Stephenson Academy Academies
- The Redway School Special schools
- The Woodlands School Special schools
- White Spire School Special schools
- Willow Park School Special schools
- Knowles Nursery School Nursery
Common questions
- What ages does Slated Row School teach?
- Slated Row School teaches children aged 4 to 19. It is a special school in Milton Keynes.
- Who is the headteacher of Slated Row School?
- The headteacher of Slated Row School is Miss Zoë Baines, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Slated Row School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Slated Row 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 Slated Row School?
- Slated Row School has 232 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 19.
- Is Slated Row School full?
- Slated Row School has capacity for 228 pupils and 232 on roll (102%), 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 Slated Row School a faith school?
- No. Slated Row School has no designated religious character.
- Is Slated Row School part of an academy trust?
- Slated Row School is part of the The Aspire Federation federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Slated Row School have?
- The schools register lists Slated Row School's special educational needs provision as: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; VI - Visual Impairment; OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability; HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; PD - Physical Disability; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Slated Row 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 Slated Row School's absence rate?
- Slated Row School's overall absence rate is 10.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Slated Row School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Slated Row 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.