Bow Brickhill CofE VA Primary School
Station Road, Bow Brickhill, Milton Keynes, MK17 9JT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Pam McBurnie
- Diocese
- Diocese of Oxford
- Constituency
- Milton Keynes Central
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 105
- Pupils on roll
- 100
- URN
- 134423
- Local authority
- Milton Keynes
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01908373672
About this school
Bow Brickhill CofE VA Primary School is a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Milton Keynes. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 100 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 18 June 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. 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 | 17 | 13 | 13 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 65% | 69% | 77% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 12% | 15% | 23% |
| Expected standard in reading | 88% | 92% | 92% |
| Expected standard in maths | 76% | 77% | 85% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 82% | 77% | 92% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 109.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 107.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | 0.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.30 | - | - |
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 Bow Brickhill CofE VA 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 | 65% | 55.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 69% | 56.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 77% | 61.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 83 |
| 2023/24 | 92 |
| 2024/25 | 93 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Bow Brickhill CofE VA Primary School compares
Bow Brickhill CofE VA Primary School ranked 13th of 60 primary schools in Milton Keynes for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 77% | 3.9% | 16.1% | 100 | — |
| Heronshaw School | — | 5.8% | 25% | 161 | 1.1 miles |
| Heronsgate School | 61% | 5.3% | 33.8% | 334 | 1.1 miles |
| Wavendon Gate School | 62% | 4.2% | 28.4% | 403 | 1.3 miles |
| Heronshill School and Nursery | — | 8.1% | 21.8% | 74 | 1.7 miles |
| Swallowfield Primary | 57% | 4.3% | 10.5% | 458 | 1.7 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)
- 16.13%
- English as an additional language
- 17.2%
- Overall absence
- 3.94%
- Persistent absence
- 5.06%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Heronshaw School1.1 miles
Primary · Milton Keynes
-
Heronsgate School1.1 miles
Primary · Milton Keynes
-
Wavendon Gate School1.3 miles
Primary · Milton Keynes
-
Heronshill School and Nursery1.7 miles
Primary · Milton Keynes
-
Swallowfield Primary1.7 miles
Primary · Milton Keynes
Other schools in Milton Keynes
Bow Brickhill CofE VA Primary School ranks 12th 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
- 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
- Chestnuts Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Bow Brickhill CofE VA Primary School teach?
- Bow Brickhill CofE VA Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Milton Keynes.
- Who is the headteacher of Bow Brickhill CofE VA Primary School?
- The headteacher of Bow Brickhill CofE VA Primary School is Mrs Pam McBurnie, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Bow Brickhill CofE VA Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Bow Brickhill CofE VA 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 Bow Brickhill CofE VA Primary School?
- Bow Brickhill CofE VA Primary School has 100 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Bow Brickhill CofE VA Primary School full?
- Bow Brickhill CofE VA Primary School has capacity for 105 pupils and 100 on roll (95%), 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 Bow Brickhill CofE VA Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Bow Brickhill CofE VA Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Oxford.
- Does Bow Brickhill CofE VA Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Bow Brickhill CofE VA Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Bow Brickhill CofE VA Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 65% in 2022/23 and 77% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Bow Brickhill CofE VA Primary School rank locally?
- Bow Brickhill CofE VA Primary School ranked 13th of 60 primary schools in Milton Keynes for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 82% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 85% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Bow Brickhill CofE VA Primary School's absence rate?
- Bow Brickhill CofE VA Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Bow Brickhill CofE VA Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Bow Brickhill CofE VA 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.