Great Horwood Church of England School
School End, Great Horwood, Milton Keynes, MK17 0RG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- OXFORD DIOCESAN BUCKS SCHOOLS TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Paula Shaw
- Diocese
- Diocese of Oxford
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Oxford Diocesan Bucks Schools Trust
- Constituency
- Buckingham and Bletchley
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 150
- Pupils on roll
- 113
- URN
- 145032
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01296712622
About this school
Great Horwood Church of England School is a Church of England primary academy in Milton Keynes. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 113 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 no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 18 | 10 | 14 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 50% | 40% | 71% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 0% | 21% |
| Expected standard in reading | 83% | 70% | 71% |
| Expected standard in maths | 67% | 40% | 79% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 78% | 80% | 71% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 108.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.60 | - | - |
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 Great Horwood Church of England 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 | Buckinghamshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 50% | 59.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 40% | 61.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 71% | 63.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 79 |
| 2023/24 | 87 |
| 2024/25 | 95 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Great Horwood Church of England School compares
Great Horwood Church of England School ranked 52nd of 142 primary schools in Buckinghamshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 22% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 71% | 7.3% | 20.7% | 113 | — |
| Winslow Church of England School | 49% | 5.7% | 25.5% | 383 | 2.0 miles |
| Thornborough Infant School | — | 3.9% | 0% | 31 | 2.2 miles |
| Whaddon CofE School | — | 4.9% | 6.7% | 45 | 2.8 miles |
| Padbury Church of England School | 94% | 3% | 9.4% | 104 | 3.0 miles |
| Swanbourne Church of England VA School | 73% | 3.6% | 7.5% | 123 | 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 20.69%
- English as an additional language
- 1.1%
- Overall absence
- 7.32%
- Persistent absence
- 18.29%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Winslow Church of England School2.0 miles
Primary · Buckingham
-
Thornborough Infant School2.2 miles
Primary · Buckingham
-
Whaddon CofE School2.8 miles
Primary · Milton Keynes
-
Padbury Church of England School3.0 miles
Primary · Buckingham
-
Swanbourne Church of England VA School3.1 miles
Primary · Milton Keynes
Other schools in Milton Keynes
Great Horwood Church of England School ranks 19th 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 year groups does Great Horwood Church of England School teach?
- Great Horwood Church of England School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Milton Keynes.
- Who is the headteacher of Great Horwood Church of England School?
- The headteacher of Great Horwood Church of England School is Mrs Paula Shaw, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Great Horwood Church of England School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Great Horwood Church of England 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 Great Horwood Church of England School?
- Great Horwood Church of England School has 113 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Great Horwood Church of England School full?
- Great Horwood Church of England School has capacity for 150 pupils and 113 on roll (75%), 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 Great Horwood Church of England School a faith school?
- Yes. Great Horwood Church of England School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Oxford.
- Does Great Horwood Church of England School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Great Horwood Church of England School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Great Horwood Church of England School?
- Great Horwood Church of England School is part of OXFORD DIOCESAN BUCKS SCHOOLS TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Great Horwood Church of England School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 50% in 2022/23 and 71% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Great Horwood Church of England School rank locally?
- Great Horwood Church of England School ranked 52nd of 142 primary schools in Buckinghamshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 22% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Great Horwood Church of England School's absence rate?
- Great Horwood Church of England School's overall absence rate is 7.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Great Horwood Church of England School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Great Horwood Church of England 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 10 July 2026.