Chestnuts Primary School
Buckingham Road, Bletchley, Milton Keynes, MK3 5EN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- INSPIRING FUTURES THROUGH LEARNING
- Headteacher
- Miss Becky Skillings
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Inspiring Futures Through Learning
- Constituency
- Buckingham and Bletchley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 459
- Pupils on roll
- 400
- URN
- 143265
- Local authority
- Milton Keynes
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01908373748
About this school
Chestnuts Primary School is a primary academy in Milton Keynes. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 400 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Chestnuts 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
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 2 April 2025, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. 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.
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 | 55 | 62 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 47% | 55% | 58% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 4% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 70% | 75% | 74% |
| Expected standard in maths | 70% | 60% | 68% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 75% | 67% | 76% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 102.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.90 | - | - |
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 Chestnuts 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 | 47% | 55.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 55% | 56.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 58% | 61.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 433 |
| 2023/24 | 432 |
| 2024/25 | 426 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Chestnuts Primary School compares
Chestnuts Primary School ranked 48th of 60 primary schools in Milton Keynes for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 36% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 58% | 5.6% | 35.7% | 400 | — |
| St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School | 71% | 4.2% | 13.9% | 201 | 0.4 miles |
| Holne Chase Primary School | 80% | 4.9% | 27.1% | 204 | 0.7 miles |
| Rickley Park Primary School | 47% | 4.8% | 30.1% | 447 | 0.8 miles |
| Barleyhurst Park Primary | 52% | 5.9% | 33.8% | 198 | 1.0 miles |
| Howe Park School | — | 4.8% | 20% | 107 | 1.1 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)
- 35.7%
- English as an additional language
- 24.4%
- Overall absence
- 5.59%
- Persistent absence
- 14.41%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Milton Keynes
-
Holne Chase Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Bletchley
-
Rickley Park Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Bletchley
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Barleyhurst Park Primary1.0 miles
Primary · Milton Keynes
-
Howe Park School1.1 miles
Primary · Milton Keynes
Other schools in Milton Keynes
Chestnuts Primary School ranks 47th 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 Chestnuts Primary School teach?
- Chestnuts Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Milton Keynes.
- Who is the headteacher of Chestnuts Primary School?
- The headteacher of Chestnuts Primary School is Miss Becky Skillings, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Chestnuts Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Chestnuts 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 Chestnuts Primary School?
- Chestnuts Primary School has 400 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Chestnuts Primary School full?
- Chestnuts Primary School has capacity for 459 pupils and 400 on roll (87%), 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 Chestnuts Primary School a faith school?
- No. Chestnuts Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Chestnuts Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Chestnuts Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Chestnuts Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Chestnuts 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 Chestnuts Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 47% in 2022/23 and 58% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Chestnuts Primary School compare with other schools in Milton Keynes?
- Chestnuts Primary School ranked 48th of 60 primary schools in Milton Keynes for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 36% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Chestnuts Primary School's absence rate?
- Chestnuts Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Chestnuts Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Chestnuts 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 2 July 2026.