Emerson Valley School
Hodder Lane, Emerson Valley, Milton Keynes, MK4 2JR
This school is closed (it closed in November 2024).
It was replaced by Emerson Valley School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Hayley White
- Constituency
- Milton Keynes Central
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban city and town
- Capacity
- 480
- Pupils on roll
- 474
- URN
- 131190
- Local authority
- Milton Keynes
About this school
Emerson Valley School was a community primary school in Milton Keynes. It taught children aged 7 to 11 and had 474 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Emerson Valley School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in September 1996, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 120 | 119 | 120 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 51% | 36% | 45% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 3% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 75% | 71% | 70% |
| Expected standard in maths | 73% | 66% | 62% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 79% | 66% | 72% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 103.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.10 | - | - |
| 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 Emerson Valley 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 | 51% | 55.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 36% | 56.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 45% | 61.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 454 |
| 2023/24 | 474 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Emerson Valley School compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 16% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2023/24.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 45% | 5.9% | 25.5% | 474 | — |
| Emerson Valley School | — | 5.5% | 28.3% | 449 | 0.0 miles |
| Merebrook Infant School | — | 6.4% | 20% | 129 | 0.2 miles |
| Howe Park School | — | 4.8% | 20% | 107 | 0.3 miles |
| Caroline Haslett Primary School | 87% | 3.8% | 21.6% | 417 | 0.6 miles |
| Barleyhurst Park Primary | 52% | 5.9% | 33.8% | 198 | 0.8 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)
- 25.5%
- English as an additional language
- 33.5%
- Overall absence
- 5.9%
- Persistent absence
- 17.9%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Emerson Valley School0.0 miles
Primary · Milton Keynes
-
Merebrook Infant School0.2 miles
Primary · Milton Keynes
-
Howe Park School0.3 miles
Primary · Milton Keynes
-
Caroline Haslett Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Milton Keynes
-
Barleyhurst Park Primary0.8 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 ages does Emerson Valley School teach?
- Emerson Valley School taught children aged 7 to 11. It was a primary school in Milton Keynes.
- Has Emerson Valley School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Emerson Valley School 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 many pupils are at Emerson Valley School?
- Emerson Valley School had 474 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- How have Emerson Valley School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 51% in 2022/23 and 45% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Emerson Valley School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Emerson Valley 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 30 November 2024.