New Chapter Primary School
Chapter, Coffee Hall, Milton Keynes, MK6 5EA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- INSPIRING FUTURES THROUGH LEARNING
- Headteacher
- John Billing
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Inspiring Futures Through Learning
- Constituency
- Milton Keynes Central
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 350
- Pupils on roll
- 231
- URN
- 139057
- Local authority
- Milton Keynes
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01908679809
About this school
New Chapter Primary School is a primary academy in Milton Keynes. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 231 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected New Chapter Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- 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 | 47 | 48 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 30% | 42% | 41% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 2% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 47% | 67% | 66% |
| Expected standard in maths | 60% | 65% | 52% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 43% | 58% | 62% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 103.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 101.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -5.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.90 | - | - |
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 New Chapter 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 | 30% | 55.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 42% | 56.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 41% | 61.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 258 |
| 2023/24 | 249 |
| 2024/25 | 231 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How New Chapter Primary School compares
New Chapter Primary School ranked 59th of 60 primary schools in Milton Keynes for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 12% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 41% | 5% | 48.5% | 231 | — |
| Moorland Primary School | 61% | 6.5% | 58.8% | 194 | 0.4 miles |
| Langland Community School | 67% | 6.1% | 60.1% | 172 | 0.7 miles |
| Cold Harbour Church of England School | — | — | — | — | 0.8 miles |
| Abbeys Primary School | 67% | 4.9% | 31.2% | 298 | 0.9 miles |
| Falconhurst School | 64% | 5.3% | 50% | 268 | 0.9 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)
- 48.48%
- English as an additional language
- 23.8%
- Overall absence
- 5.04%
- Persistent absence
- 10.87%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Moorland Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Milton Keynes
-
Langland Community School0.7 miles
Primary · Milton Keynes
-
Cold Harbour Church of England School0.8 miles
Primary · Milton Keynes
-
Abbeys Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Milton Keynes
-
Falconhurst School0.9 miles
Primary · Milton Keynes
Other schools in Milton Keynes
New Chapter Primary School ranks 57th 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 ages does New Chapter Primary School teach?
- New Chapter Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Milton Keynes.
- Who is the headteacher of New Chapter Primary School?
- The headteacher of New Chapter Primary School is John Billing, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has New Chapter Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected New Chapter 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 many pupils are at New Chapter Primary School?
- New Chapter Primary School has 231 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is New Chapter Primary School full?
- New Chapter Primary School has capacity for 350 pupils and 231 on roll (66%), 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 New Chapter Primary School a faith school?
- No. New Chapter Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does New Chapter Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records New Chapter Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is New Chapter Primary School part of an academy trust?
- New Chapter Primary School is part of INSPIRING FUTURES THROUGH LEARNING. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have New Chapter Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 30% in 2022/23 and 41% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does New Chapter Primary School compare with other schools in Milton Keynes?
- New Chapter Primary School ranked 59th of 60 primary schools in Milton Keynes for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 12% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is New Chapter Primary School's absence rate?
- New Chapter Primary School's overall absence rate is 5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are New Chapter Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, New Chapter 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.