Eversholt Lower School
Church End, Eversholt, Milton Keynes, MK17 9DU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 9
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- EVERSHOLT ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Gaynor Miller
- Constituency
- Mid Bedfordshire
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 75
- Pupils on roll
- 68
- URN
- 137555
- Local authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01525280298
About this school
Eversholt Lower School is a primary academy in Milton Keynes. It teaches children aged 4 to 9 and has 68 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Eversholt Lower School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
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 Eversholt Lower 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 | 4.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 81 |
| 2023/24 | 71 |
| 2024/25 | 73 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Eversholt Lower School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5.9% | 1.4% | 68 | — |
| Woburn Lower School | — | 4.6% | 10.3% | 65 | 2.2 miles |
| Ridgmont Lower School | — | — | 33.3% | 11 | 2.2 miles |
| Husborne Crawley Lower School | — | 5.9% | 2.1% | 42 | 2.5 miles |
| Toddington St George Church of England School | — | 4.6% | 6.1% | 341 | 2.6 miles |
| Aspley Guise Village School | — | — | — | 136 | 3.1 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)
- 1.41%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 5.88%
- Persistent absence
- 14.04%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Woburn Lower School2.2 miles
Primary · Woburn
-
Ridgmont Lower School2.2 miles
Primary · Bedford
-
Husborne Crawley Lower School2.5 miles
Primary · Husborne Crawley
-
Toddington St George Church of England School2.6 miles
Primary · Dunstable
-
Aspley Guise Village School3.1 miles
Primary · Aspley Guise
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 Eversholt Lower School teach?
- Eversholt Lower School teaches children aged 4 to 9. It is a primary school in Milton Keynes.
- Who is the headteacher of Eversholt Lower School?
- The headteacher of Eversholt Lower School is Mrs Gaynor Miller, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Eversholt Lower School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Eversholt Lower 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 Eversholt Lower School?
- Eversholt Lower School has 68 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 9.
- Is Eversholt Lower School full?
- Eversholt Lower School has capacity for 75 pupils and 68 on roll (91%), 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 Eversholt Lower School a faith school?
- No. Eversholt Lower School has no designated religious character.
- Does Eversholt Lower School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Eversholt Lower School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Eversholt Lower School part of an academy trust?
- Eversholt Lower School is part of EVERSHOLT ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Eversholt Lower School's absence rate?
- Eversholt Lower School's overall absence rate is 5.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Eversholt Lower 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 Eversholt Lower 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 1 July 2026.