Howe Park School
Bowland Drive, Emerson Valley, Milton Keynes, MK4 2SH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Linzi Goodman
- Constituency
- Milton Keynes Central
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 180
- Pupils on roll
- 107
- URN
- 132786
- Local authority
- Milton Keynes
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01908526294
About this school
Howe Park School is a community primary school in Milton Keynes. It teaches children aged 4 to 7 and has 107 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Howe Park 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
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
Trends over time
How Howe Park 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 179 |
| 2023/24 | 174 |
| 2024/25 | 145 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Howe Park School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.8% | 20% | 107 | — |
| Emerson Valley School | — | 5.5% | 28.3% | 449 | 0.3 miles |
| Merebrook Infant School | — | 6.4% | 20% | 129 | 0.5 miles |
| Giles Brook Primary School | 78% | 3.7% | 9.3% | 432 | 0.8 miles |
| Caroline Haslett Primary School | 87% | 3.8% | 21.6% | 417 | 0.9 miles |
| Long Meadow School | 62% | 3.6% | 14.3% | 358 | 0.9 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)
- 20%
- English as an additional language
- 31%
- Overall absence
- 4.78%
- Persistent absence
- 11.97%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Emerson Valley School0.3 miles
Primary · Milton Keynes
-
Merebrook Infant School0.5 miles
Primary · Milton Keynes
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Giles Brook Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Milton Keynes
-
Caroline Haslett Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Milton Keynes
-
Long Meadow School0.9 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 Howe Park School teach?
- Howe Park School teaches children aged 4 to 7. It is a primary school in Milton Keynes.
- Who is the headteacher of Howe Park School?
- The headteacher of Howe Park School is Mrs Linzi Goodman, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Howe Park School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Howe Park 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 Howe Park School?
- Howe Park School has 107 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 7.
- Is Howe Park School full?
- Howe Park School has capacity for 180 pupils and 107 on roll (59%), 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 Howe Park School a faith school?
- No. Howe Park School has no designated religious character.
- Does Howe Park School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Howe Park School as having no nursery classes.
- What is Howe Park School's absence rate?
- Howe Park School's overall absence rate is 4.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Howe Park School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Howe Park School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.