Heronshill School and Nursery
Birdlip Lane, Kents Hill, Milton Keynes, MK7 6HD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- INSPIRING FUTURES THROUGH LEARNING
- Headteacher
- Mrs Kirsty Outtram
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Inspiring Futures Through Learning
- Constituency
- Milton Keynes Central
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 180
- Pupils on roll
- 74
- URN
- 141271
- Local authority
- Milton Keynes
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01908240038
About this school
Heronshill School and Nursery is a primary academy in Milton Keynes. It teaches children aged 3 to 7 and has 74 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 22 March 2023, 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.
Trends over time
How Heronshill School and Nursery 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 | 7.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 84 |
| 2023/24 | 106 |
| 2024/25 | 93 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Heronshill School and Nursery compares
Its absence rate was lower than 16% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 8.1% | 21.8% | 74 | — |
| Heronshaw School | — | 5.8% | 25% | 161 | 0.7 miles |
| Heronsgate School | 61% | 5.3% | 33.8% | 334 | 0.7 miles |
| Monkston Primary School | 73% | 4.6% | 13.9% | 418 | 0.7 miles |
| Wavendon Gate School | 62% | 4.2% | 28.4% | 403 | 0.8 miles |
| St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School | 61% | 3.3% | 16.4% | 386 | 0.8 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)
- 21.82%
- English as an additional language
- 30.1%
- Overall absence
- 8.09%
- Persistent absence
- 22.92%
Location
Nearby schools
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Heronshaw School0.7 miles
Primary · Milton Keynes
-
Heronsgate School0.7 miles
Primary · Milton Keynes
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Monkston Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Milton Keynes
-
Wavendon Gate School0.8 miles
Primary · Milton Keynes
-
St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Milton Keynes
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 year groups does Heronshill School and Nursery teach?
- Heronshill School and Nursery teaches children aged 3 to 7. It is a primary school in Milton Keynes.
- Who is the headteacher of Heronshill School and Nursery?
- The headteacher of Heronshill School and Nursery is Mrs Kirsty Outtram, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Heronshill School and Nursery last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Heronshill School and Nursery, 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 Heronshill School and Nursery?
- Heronshill School and Nursery has 74 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 7.
- Is Heronshill School and Nursery full?
- Heronshill School and Nursery has capacity for 180 pupils and 74 on roll (41%), 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 Heronshill School and Nursery a faith school?
- No. Heronshill School and Nursery has no designated religious character.
- Does Heronshill School and Nursery have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Heronshill School and Nursery as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Heronshill School and Nursery?
- Heronshill School and Nursery 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.
- What is Heronshill School and Nursery's absence rate?
- Heronshill School and Nursery's overall absence rate is 8.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Heronshill School and Nursery publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Heronshill School and Nursery. 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.