Ashbrook School
The High Street, Two Mile Ash, Milton Keynes, MK8 8NA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- INSPIRING FUTURES THROUGH LEARNING
- Headteacher
- Mr Jamie Ainscow
- Sponsor
- Inspiring Futures Through Learning
- Constituency
- Milton Keynes North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 180
- Pupils on roll
- 169
- URN
- 147380
- Local authority
- Milton Keynes
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01908561366
About this school
Ashbrook School is a primary academy in Milton Keynes. It teaches children aged 4 to 7 and has 169 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
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
Trends over time
How Ashbrook 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 178 |
| 2023/24 | 181 |
| 2024/25 | 181 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Ashbrook School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.2% | 11.1% | 169 | — |
| Two Mile Ash School | 75% | 4.4% | 18.7% | 649 | 0.1 miles |
| Holmwood School | — | 5.5% | 24.1% | 201 | 0.3 miles |
| Whitehouse Primary School | 83% | 4% | 8.4% | 672 | 0.8 miles |
| Loughton Manor First School | — | 5.6% | 11.2% | 206 | 0.8 miles |
| Watling Primary School | — | 3.9% | 10.3% | 327 | 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)
- 11.05%
- English as an additional language
- 40.3%
- Overall absence
- 4.24%
- Persistent absence
- 9.68%
Location
Nearby schools
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Two Mile Ash School0.1 miles
Primary · Milton Keynes
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Holmwood School0.3 miles
Primary · Milton Keynes
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Whitehouse Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Milton Keynes
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Loughton Manor First School0.8 miles
Primary · Milton Keynes
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Watling Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Milton Keynes
Other schools in Milton Keynes
- Abbeys Primary 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
- Chestnuts Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Ashbrook School teach?
- Ashbrook School teaches children aged 4 to 7. It is a primary school in Milton Keynes.
- Who is the headteacher of Ashbrook School?
- The headteacher of Ashbrook School is Mr Jamie Ainscow, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Ashbrook School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Ashbrook 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 Ashbrook School?
- Ashbrook School has 169 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 7.
- Is Ashbrook School full?
- Ashbrook School has capacity for 180 pupils and 169 on roll (94%), 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 Ashbrook School a faith school?
- No. Ashbrook School has no designated religious character.
- Does Ashbrook School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Ashbrook School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Ashbrook School?
- Ashbrook 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.
- What is Ashbrook School's absence rate?
- Ashbrook School's overall absence rate is 4.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Ashbrook School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Ashbrook School. 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 10 July 2026.