Portfields Primary School
Westbury Lane, Newport Pagnell, MK16 8PS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Folkard
- Constituency
- Milton Keynes North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 735
- Pupils on roll
- 569
- URN
- 131718
- Local authority
- Milton Keynes
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01908616060
About this school
Portfields Primary School is a foundation primary school in Newport Pagnell. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 569 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Portfields Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out 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 20 April 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good, but had some concerns; a full inspection will follow. 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 | 113 | 111 | 101 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 61% | 65% | 69% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 11% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 78% | 79% | 85% |
| Expected standard in maths | 72% | 78% | 81% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 69% | 70% | 78% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.60 | - | - |
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 Portfields Primary 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 | 61% | 55.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 65% | 56.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 69% | 61.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 626 |
| 2023/24 | 612 |
| 2024/25 | 587 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Portfields Primary School compares
Portfields Primary School ranked 22nd of 60 primary schools in Milton Keynes for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% 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 | 69% | 4.2% | 13.8% | 569 | — |
| Green Park School | 49% | 5.7% | 14.6% | 289 | 0.8 miles |
| Cedars Primary School | 63% | 4.6% | 18.4% | 235 | 0.8 miles |
| Giffard Park Primary School | 52% | 5.7% | 29.9% | 265 | 1.0 miles |
| Tickford Park Primary School | — | 5.4% | 16.5% | 314 | 1.2 miles |
| Great Linford Primary School | 67% | 5.5% | 34.4% | 302 | 1.5 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)
- 13.8%
- English as an additional language
- 7.8%
- Overall absence
- 4.23%
- Persistent absence
- 7.16%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Green Park School0.8 miles
Primary · Newport Pagnell
-
Cedars Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Newport Pagnell
-
Giffard Park Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Milton Keynes
-
Tickford Park Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Newport Pagnell
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Great Linford Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Milton Keynes
Other schools in Newport Pagnell
- Cedars Primary School Primary
- Green Park School Primary
- North Crawley CofE School Primary
- Sherington Church of England School Primary
- Stoke Goldington Church of England School Primary
- Tickford Park Primary School Primary
- E-Act Ousedale School Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Portfields Primary School teach?
- Portfields Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Newport Pagnell.
- Who is the headteacher of Portfields Primary School?
- The headteacher of Portfields Primary School is Mrs Sarah Folkard, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Portfields Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Portfields Primary 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 Portfields Primary School?
- Portfields Primary School has 569 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Portfields Primary School full?
- Portfields Primary School has capacity for 735 pupils and 569 on roll (77%), 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 Portfields Primary School a faith school?
- No. Portfields Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Portfields Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Portfields Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Portfields Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 61% in 2022/23 and 69% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Portfields Primary School compare with other schools in Milton Keynes?
- Portfields Primary School ranked 22nd of 60 primary schools in Milton Keynes for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% 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 Portfields Primary School's absence rate?
- Portfields Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Portfields Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Portfields Primary 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.