Giles Brook Primary School
Holborn Crescent, Milton Keynes, MK4 3GB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Claire Britnell
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Buckingham and Bletchley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 480
- Pupils on roll
- 432
- URN
- 134073
- Local authority
- Milton Keynes
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01908507627
About this school
Giles Brook Primary School is a community primary school in Milton Keynes. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 432 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. 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
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 68% | 63% | 78% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 17% | 14% |
| Expected standard in reading | 78% | 85% | 86% |
| Expected standard in maths | 83% | 80% | 90% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 80% | 83% | 81% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.30 | - | - |
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 Giles Brook 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 | 68% | 55.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 63% | 56.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 78% | 61.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 452 |
| 2023/24 | 436 |
| 2024/25 | 420 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Giles Brook Primary School compares
Giles Brook Primary School ranked 11th of 60 primary schools in Milton Keynes for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 84% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 91% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 78% | 3.7% | 9.3% | 432 | — |
| Priory Rise School | 89% | 3.8% | 7.7% | 674 | 0.4 miles |
| Howe Park School | — | 4.8% | 20% | 107 | 0.8 miles |
| Emerson Valley School | — | 5.5% | 28.3% | 449 | 1.2 miles |
| Long Meadow School | 62% | 3.6% | 14.3% | 358 | 1.2 miles |
| Oxley Park Academy | 65% | 5.2% | 20.2% | 695 | 1.2 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.
Inspection history
- 19 April 2023
-
Ungraded inspection report15 January 2020
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 9.33%
- English as an additional language
- 36.7%
- Overall absence
- 3.68%
- Persistent absence
- 4.48%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Priory Rise School0.4 miles
Primary · Milton Keynes
-
Howe Park School0.8 miles
Primary · Milton Keynes
-
Emerson Valley School1.2 miles
Primary · Milton Keynes
-
Long Meadow School1.2 miles
Primary · Milton Keynes
-
Oxley Park Academy1.2 miles
Primary · Milton Keynes
Other schools in Milton Keynes
Giles Brook Primary School ranks 10th 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 Giles Brook Primary School teach?
- Giles Brook Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Milton Keynes.
- Who is the headteacher of Giles Brook Primary School?
- The headteacher of Giles Brook Primary School is Miss Claire Britnell, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Giles Brook Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Giles Brook 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 big is Giles Brook Primary School?
- Giles Brook Primary School has 432 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Giles Brook Primary School full?
- Giles Brook Primary School has capacity for 480 pupils and 432 on roll (90%), 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 Giles Brook Primary School a faith school?
- No. Giles Brook Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Giles Brook Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Giles Brook Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Giles Brook Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 68% in 2022/23 and 78% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Giles Brook Primary School rank locally?
- Giles Brook Primary School ranked 11th of 60 primary schools in Milton Keynes for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 84% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 91% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Giles Brook Primary School's absence rate?
- Giles Brook Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Giles Brook Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Giles Brook 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 1 July 2026.