Stantonbury School
Purbeck, Stantonbury, Milton Keynes, MK14 6BN
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- TOVE LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Natasha Bryan
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Tove Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Milton Keynes North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,560
- Pupils on roll
- 1,409
- URN
- 148835
- Local authority
- Milton Keynes
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01908324400
About this school
Stantonbury School is a secondary academy in Milton Keynes. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 1,409 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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 274 | 346 | 299 |
| Attainment 8 score | 35.0 | 38.8 | 32.8 |
| Progress 8 score | -1.18 -1.36 to -1.01 | -0.89 -1.05 to -0.72 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 26% | 35.5% | 26.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 47% | 54% | 46.2% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 7% | 6.9% | 8.4% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.0 | 3.3 | 2.8 |
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 Stantonbury 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 | 35 | 43.3 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 38.8 | 43.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 32.8 | 44.2 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 14.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 14.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 16.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,489 |
| 2023/24 | 1,504 |
| 2024/25 | 1,486 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Stantonbury School compares
Stantonbury School ranked 14th of 14 secondary schools in Milton Keynes for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 24% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 1% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 32.8 | 16.4% | 42% | 1,409 | — |
| E-Act Ousedale School | 49.4 | 6.8% | 15.6% | 2,239 | 2.1 miles |
| The Radcliffe School | 38.2 | 9.7% | 41% | 1,192 | 2.2 miles |
| The Milton Keynes Academy | 40.8 | 8.7% | 48.2% | 923 | 2.4 miles |
| St Paul's Catholic School | 44.9 | 6.8% | 29% | 1,890 | 2.5 miles |
| Denbigh School | 54.3 | 6.4% | 19.3% | 1,778 | 2.6 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)
- 41.99%
- English as an additional language
- 23.1%
- Overall absence
- 16.35%
- Persistent absence
- 43.8%
Location
Nearby schools
-
E-Act Ousedale School2.1 miles
Secondary · Newport Pagnell
-
The Radcliffe School2.2 miles
Secondary · Milton Keynes
-
The Milton Keynes Academy2.4 miles
Secondary · Milton Keynes
-
St Paul's Catholic School2.5 miles
Secondary · Milton Keynes
-
Denbigh School2.6 miles
Secondary · Milton Keynes
Other schools in Milton Keynes
Stantonbury School ranks 14th of the 14 ranked secondary schools in Milton Keynes.
- Denbigh School Secondary
- Fulbrook School Secondary
- Lift Sir Herbert Leon Secondary
- Lord Grey Academy Secondary
- Shenley Brook End School Secondary
- St Paul's Catholic School Secondary
- The Hazeley Academy Secondary
- The Milton Keynes Academy Secondary
- The Radcliffe School Secondary
- Walton High Secondary
- Watling Academy Secondary
- Knowles Nursery School Nursery
Common questions
- What year groups does Stantonbury School teach?
- Stantonbury School teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a secondary school in Milton Keynes.
- Who is the headteacher of Stantonbury School?
- The headteacher of Stantonbury School is Mrs Natasha Bryan, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Stantonbury School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Stantonbury 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 Stantonbury School?
- Stantonbury School has 1,409 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is Stantonbury School full?
- Stantonbury School has capacity for 1,560 pupils and 1,409 on roll (90%), 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 Stantonbury School a faith school?
- No. Stantonbury School has no designated religious character.
- Is Stantonbury School a selective school?
- No. Stantonbury School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Stantonbury School?
- Stantonbury 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 Stantonbury School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 35 in 2022/23 and 32.8 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Stantonbury School rank locally?
- Stantonbury School ranked 14th of 14 secondary schools in Milton Keynes for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 24% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 1% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Stantonbury School's absence rate?
- Stantonbury School's overall absence rate is 16.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Stantonbury School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Stantonbury 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.