Tickford Park Primary School
Avon Close, Newport Pagnell, MK16 9DH
This school is closed (it closed in November 2024).
It was replaced by Tickford Park Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Julie Stevens
- Constituency
- Milton Keynes North
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban city and town
- Capacity
- 480
- Pupils on roll
- 346
- URN
- 135107
- Local authority
- Milton Keynes
About this school
Tickford Park Primary School was a foundation primary school in Newport Pagnell. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 346 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Tickford Park Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 2007, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
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 | 53 | 62 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 37% | 60% | 74% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 9% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 73% | 70% | 87% |
| Expected standard in maths | 63% | 72% | 85% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 67% | 68% | 79% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -6.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.60 | - | - |
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 Tickford Park 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 | 37% | 55.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 60% | 56.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 74% | 61.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 387 |
| 2023/24 | 346 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Tickford Park Primary School compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 76% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2023/24.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 74% | 5.6% | 16.8% | 346 | — |
| Tickford Park Primary School | — | 5.4% | 16.5% | 314 | 0.0 miles |
| Cedars Primary School | 63% | 4.6% | 18.4% | 235 | 0.3 miles |
| Green Park School | 49% | 5.7% | 14.6% | 289 | 0.7 miles |
| Portfields Primary School | 69% | 4.2% | 13.8% | 569 | 1.2 miles |
| Giffard Park Primary School | 52% | 5.7% | 29.9% | 265 | 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 2023/24 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 16.8%
- English as an additional language
- 5.8%
- Overall absence
- 5.6%
- Persistent absence
- 16%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Tickford Park Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Newport Pagnell
-
Cedars Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Newport Pagnell
-
Green Park School0.7 miles
Primary · Newport Pagnell
-
Portfields Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Newport Pagnell
-
Giffard Park Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Milton Keynes
Other schools in Newport Pagnell
- Cedars Primary School Primary
- Green Park School Primary
- North Crawley CofE School Primary
- Portfields Primary 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 Tickford Park Primary School teach?
- Tickford Park Primary School taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Newport Pagnell.
- Has Tickford Park Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Tickford Park Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Tickford Park Primary School?
- Tickford Park Primary School had 346 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- How have Tickford Park Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 37% in 2022/23 and 74% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Tickford Park Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Tickford Park 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 November 2024.