E-Act Ousedale School
The Grove, Newport Pagnell, MK16 0BJ
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- E-ACT
- Headteacher
- Mr Paul McFadden
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- E-ACT
- Constituency
- Milton Keynes North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 2,200
- Pupils on roll
- 2,239
- URN
- 137052
- Local authority
- Milton Keynes
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01908210203
About this school
E-Act Ousedale School is a secondary academy in Newport Pagnell. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 2,239 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 359 | 367 | 366 |
| Attainment 8 score | 49.2 | 46.9 | 49.4 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.19 +0.04 to +0.34 | +0.05 -0.10 to +0.19 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 49% | 47.1% | 50% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 73% | 71.1% | 73.2% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 26% | 15.3% | 20.5% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.2 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How E-Act Ousedale 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 | 49.2 | 43.3 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 46.9 | 43.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 49.4 | 44.2 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 2,215 |
| 2023/24 | 2,273 |
| 2024/25 | 2,267 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How E-Act Ousedale School compares
E-Act Ousedale School ranked 5th of 14 secondary schools in Milton Keynes for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 74% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 28% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 49.4 | 6.8% | 15.6% | 2,239 | — |
| Stantonbury School | 32.8 | 16.4% | 42% | 1,409 | 2.1 miles |
| The Milton Keynes Academy | 40.8 | 8.7% | 48.2% | 923 | 3.6 miles |
| St Paul's Catholic School | 44.9 | 6.8% | 29% | 1,890 | 3.8 miles |
| The Radcliffe School | 38.2 | 9.7% | 41% | 1,192 | 4.0 miles |
| Denbigh School | 54.3 | 6.4% | 19.3% | 1,778 | 4.5 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 15.59%
- English as an additional language
- 7.1%
- Overall absence
- 6.76%
- Persistent absence
- 15.17%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Stantonbury School2.1 miles
Secondary · Milton Keynes
-
The Milton Keynes Academy3.6 miles
Secondary · Milton Keynes
-
St Paul's Catholic School3.8 miles
Secondary · Milton Keynes
-
The Radcliffe School4.0 miles
Secondary · Milton Keynes
-
Denbigh School4.5 miles
Secondary · 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
Common questions
- What year groups does E-Act Ousedale School teach?
- E-Act Ousedale School teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a secondary school in Newport Pagnell.
- Who is the headteacher of E-Act Ousedale School?
- The headteacher of E-Act Ousedale School is Mr Paul McFadden, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was E-Act Ousedale School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected E-Act Ousedale 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 E-Act Ousedale School?
- E-Act Ousedale School has 2,239 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is E-Act Ousedale School full?
- E-Act Ousedale School has capacity for 2,200 pupils and 2,239 on roll (102%), so it is at or above 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 E-Act Ousedale School a faith school?
- No. E-Act Ousedale School has no designated religious character.
- Is E-Act Ousedale School a selective school?
- No. E-Act Ousedale School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs E-Act Ousedale School?
- E-Act Ousedale School is part of E-ACT. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have E-Act Ousedale School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 49.2 in 2022/23 and 49.4 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does E-Act Ousedale School rank locally?
- E-Act Ousedale School ranked 5th of 14 secondary schools in Milton Keynes for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 74% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 28% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is E-Act Ousedale School's absence rate?
- E-Act Ousedale School's overall absence rate is 6.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are E-Act Ousedale School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, E-Act Ousedale 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.