Wavendon Gate School
Gregories Drive, Wavendon Gate, Milton Keynes, MK7 7HL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms Kerry Jarman
- Constituency
- Milton Keynes Central
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 403
- URN
- 131397
- Local authority
- Milton Keynes
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01908586394
About this school
Wavendon Gate School is a community primary school in Milton Keynes. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 403 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 60 | 60 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 55% | 68% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 13% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 72% | 80% | 72% |
| Expected standard in maths | 62% | 73% | 77% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 75% | 80% | 77% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 106.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.10 | - | - |
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 Wavendon Gate 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 | 55% | 55.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 68% | 56.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 62% | 61.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 416 |
| 2023/24 | 414 |
| 2024/25 | 405 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Wavendon Gate School compares
Wavendon Gate School ranked 39th of 60 primary schools in Milton Keynes for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 45% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 62% | 4.2% | 28.4% | 403 | — |
| Heronshaw School | — | 5.8% | 25% | 161 | 0.7 miles |
| Heronsgate School | 61% | 5.3% | 33.8% | 334 | 0.7 miles |
| Heronshill School and Nursery | — | 8.1% | 21.8% | 74 | 0.8 miles |
| Monkston Primary School | 73% | 4.6% | 13.9% | 418 | 1.2 miles |
| Bow Brickhill CofE VA Primary School | 77% | 3.9% | 16.1% | 100 | 1.3 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)
- 28.4%
- English as an additional language
- 17.3%
- Overall absence
- 4.22%
- Persistent absence
- 7.53%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Heronshaw School0.7 miles
Primary · Milton Keynes
-
Heronsgate School0.7 miles
Primary · Milton Keynes
-
Heronshill School and Nursery0.8 miles
Primary · Milton Keynes
-
Monkston Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Milton Keynes
-
Bow Brickhill CofE VA Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Milton Keynes
Other schools in Milton Keynes
Wavendon Gate School ranks 38th of the 58 ranked primary 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 year groups does Wavendon Gate School teach?
- Wavendon Gate School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Milton Keynes.
- Who is the headteacher of Wavendon Gate School?
- The headteacher of Wavendon Gate School is Ms Kerry Jarman, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Wavendon Gate School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Wavendon Gate 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 Wavendon Gate School?
- Wavendon Gate School has 403 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Wavendon Gate School full?
- Wavendon Gate School has capacity for 420 pupils and 403 on roll (96%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Wavendon Gate School a faith school?
- No. Wavendon Gate School has no designated religious character.
- Does Wavendon Gate School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Wavendon Gate School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Wavendon Gate School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 55% in 2022/23 and 62% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Wavendon Gate School rank locally?
- Wavendon Gate School ranked 39th of 60 primary schools in Milton Keynes for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 45% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Wavendon Gate School's absence rate?
- Wavendon Gate School's overall absence rate is 4.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Wavendon Gate School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Wavendon Gate 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 June 2026.