Water Hall Primary School
Fern Grove, Bletchley, Milton Keynes, MK2 3QF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- TOVE LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Emma Seabourne
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Tove Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Buckingham and Bletchley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 345
- Pupils on roll
- 182
- URN
- 148193
- Local authority
- Milton Keynes
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01908377833
About this school
Water Hall Primary School is a primary academy in Milton Keynes. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 182 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Water Hall 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 did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- 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 | 43 | 42 | 26 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 16% | 33% | 27% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 2% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 30% | 45% | 38% |
| Expected standard in maths | 40% | 52% | 50% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 28% | 40% | 31% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 96.0 | 99.0 | 98.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 97.0 | 99.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | -7.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -4.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -5.50 | - | - |
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 Water Hall 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 | 16% | 55.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 33% | 56.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 27% | 61.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 284 |
| 2023/24 | 239 |
| 2024/25 | 205 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Water Hall Primary School compares
Water Hall Primary School ranked 60th of 60 primary schools in Milton Keynes for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 6% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 32% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 27% | 6.5% | 61.6% | 182 | — |
| Newton Leys Primary School | 56% | 5.6% | 23.6% | 643 | 0.3 miles |
| Drayton Park School | 60% | 7% | 44.5% | 332 | 0.3 miles |
| Bishop Parker Catholic School | 60% | 6% | 29.7% | 202 | 0.6 miles |
| The Premier Academy | 81% | 4.5% | 34.2% | 613 | 0.7 miles |
| Holne Chase Primary School | 80% | 4.9% | 27.1% | 204 | 1.2 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)
- 61.62%
- English as an additional language
- 26.3%
- Overall absence
- 6.48%
- Persistent absence
- 22.4%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Newton Leys Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Milton Keynes
-
Drayton Park School0.3 miles
Primary · Milton Keynes
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Bishop Parker Catholic School0.6 miles
Primary · Milton Keynes
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The Premier Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Milton Keynes
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Holne Chase Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Bletchley
Other schools in Milton Keynes
Water Hall Primary School ranks 58th 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 Water Hall Primary School teach?
- Water Hall Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Milton Keynes.
- Who is the headteacher of Water Hall Primary School?
- The headteacher of Water Hall Primary School is Mrs Emma Seabourne, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Water Hall Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Water Hall 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 Water Hall Primary School?
- Water Hall Primary School has 182 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Water Hall Primary School full?
- Water Hall Primary School has capacity for 345 pupils and 182 on roll (53%), 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 Water Hall Primary School a faith school?
- No. Water Hall Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Water Hall Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Water Hall Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Water Hall Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Water Hall Primary School is part of TOVE LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Water Hall Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 16% in 2022/23 and 27% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Water Hall Primary School compare with other schools in Milton Keynes?
- Water Hall Primary School ranked 60th of 60 primary schools in Milton Keynes for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 6% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 32% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Water Hall Primary School's absence rate?
- Water Hall Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Water Hall Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Water Hall 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 10 July 2026.