Kents Hill Park all-through school
Kents Hill Park, Kents Hill, Milton Keynes, MK7 6BZ
- Phase
- All-through
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 3 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- KINGSBRIDGE EDUCATIONAL TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr James Pilgrim
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Kingsbridge Educational Trust
- Constituency
- Milton Keynes Central
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,080
- Pupils on roll
- 1,056
- URN
- 145063
- Local authority
- Milton Keynes
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01908533290
About this school
Kents Hill Park all-through school is an all-through academy in Milton Keynes. It teaches children aged 3 to 16 and has 1,056 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
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 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 50% | 57% | 70% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 60% | 60% | 77% |
| Expected standard in maths | 77% | 70% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 63% | 70% | 83% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 102.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 103.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.60 | - | - |
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.
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 118 | 147 | 156 |
| Attainment 8 score | 45.5 | 44.6 | 50.2 |
| Progress 8 score | 0.00 -0.27 to +0.26 | -0.03 -0.27 to +0.21 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 51% | 46.9% | 56.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 72% | 67.3% | 70.5% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 33% | 15.6% | 59% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.6 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Kents Hill Park all-through 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 | 50% | 55.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 57% | 56.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 70% | 61.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | Milton Keynes average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 45.5 | 43.3 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 44.6 | 43.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 50.2 | 44.2 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 931 |
| 2023/24 | 985 |
| 2024/25 | 1,019 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Kents Hill Park all-through school compares
Kents Hill Park all-through school ranked 4th of 14 secondary schools in Milton Keynes for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 76% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 16% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 50.2 | 8% | 30.7% | 1,056 | — |
| Oakgrove School | 54.7 | 6.7% | 17.2% | 2,527 | 0.6 miles |
| Glebe Farm School | — | 5.9% | 24.2% | 1,188 | 1.7 miles |
| Priory Academy | 46.2 | 7.3% | 13.7% | 830 | 13.0 miles |
| St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School | — | 3.3% | 16.4% | 386 | 0.3 miles |
| Monkston Primary School | — | 4.6% | 13.9% | 418 | 0.5 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)
- 30.72%
- English as an additional language
- 19.9%
- Overall absence
- 8.03%
- Persistent absence
- 19.03%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Oakgrove School0.6 miles
All-through · Milton Keynes
-
Glebe Farm School1.7 miles
All-through · Milton Keynes
-
Priory Academy13.0 miles
All-through · Dunstable
-
St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Milton Keynes
-
Monkston Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Milton Keynes
Other schools in Milton Keynes
Kents Hill Park all-through school ranks 21st of the 58 ranked primary schools in Milton Keynes, and Kents Hill Park all-through school ranks 4th of the 14 ranked secondary schools in Milton Keynes.
- Glebe Farm School All-through
- Oakgrove School All-through
- Knowles Nursery School Nursery
- Moorlands Centre Nursery School Nursery
- 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
Common questions
- What year groups does Kents Hill Park all-through school teach?
- Kents Hill Park all-through school teaches children aged 3 to 16. It is an all-through school in Milton Keynes.
- Who is the headteacher of Kents Hill Park all-through school?
- The headteacher of Kents Hill Park all-through school is Mr James Pilgrim, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Kents Hill Park all-through school last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Kents Hill Park all-through 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 Kents Hill Park all-through school?
- Kents Hill Park all-through school has 1,056 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 16.
- Is Kents Hill Park all-through school full?
- Kents Hill Park all-through school has capacity for 1,080 pupils and 1,056 on roll (98%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Kents Hill Park all-through school a faith school?
- No. Kents Hill Park all-through school has no designated religious character.
- Does Kents Hill Park all-through school have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Kents Hill Park all-through school as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Kents Hill Park all-through school?
- Kents Hill Park all-through school is part of KINGSBRIDGE EDUCATIONAL TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Kents Hill Park all-through 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 70% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Kents Hill Park all-through school rank locally?
- Kents Hill Park all-through school ranked 4th of 14 secondary schools in Milton Keynes for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 76% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 16% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Kents Hill Park all-through school's absence rate?
- Kents Hill Park all-through school's overall absence rate is 8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Kents Hill Park all-through school's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Kents Hill Park all-through 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.