Glebe Farm School
Burney Drive, Milton Keynes, MK17 8XY
- Phase
- All-through
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 2 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- INSPIRING FUTURES THROUGH LEARNING
- Headteacher
- Mr Matthew Shotton
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Inspiring Futures Through Learning
- Constituency
- Milton Keynes Central
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,539
- Pupils on roll
- 1,188
- URN
- 149106
- Local authority
- Milton Keynes
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01908794400
About this school
Glebe Farm School is an all-through academy in Milton Keynes. It teaches children aged 2 to 16 and has 1,188 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
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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 8 | 34 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 75% | 65% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 100% | 74% |
| Expected standard in maths | 100% | 79% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 100% | 74% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 110.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 110.0 | 104.0 |
Trends over time
How Glebe Farm 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 | — | 55.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 75% | 56.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 65% | 61.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 233 |
| 2023/24 | 552 |
| 2024/25 | 907 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Glebe Farm School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5.9% | 24.2% | 1,188 | — |
| Kents Hill Park all-through school | 50.2 | 8% | 30.7% | 1,056 | 1.7 miles |
| Oakgrove School | 54.7 | 6.7% | 17.2% | 2,527 | 2.0 miles |
| Priory Academy | 46.2 | 7.3% | 13.7% | 830 | 12.0 miles |
| St Mary's Wavendon CofE Primary | — | 4.8% | 24.4% | 489 | 0.7 miles |
| Wavendon Gate School | — | 4.2% | 28.4% | 403 | 1.0 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)
- 24.15%
- English as an additional language
- 20.2%
- Overall absence
- 5.9%
- Persistent absence
- 13.89%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Kents Hill Park all-through school1.7 miles
All-through · Milton Keynes
-
Oakgrove School2.0 miles
All-through · Milton Keynes
-
Priory Academy12.0 miles
All-through · Dunstable
-
St Mary's Wavendon CofE Primary0.7 miles
Primary · Milton Keynes
-
Wavendon Gate School1.0 miles
Primary · Milton Keynes
Other schools in Milton Keynes
Glebe Farm School ranks 34th of the 58 ranked primary schools in Milton Keynes.
- Kents Hill Park all-through 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 Glebe Farm School teach?
- Glebe Farm School teaches children aged 2 to 16. It is an all-through school in Milton Keynes.
- Who is the headteacher of Glebe Farm School?
- The headteacher of Glebe Farm School is Mr Matthew Shotton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Glebe Farm School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Glebe Farm 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 Glebe Farm School?
- Glebe Farm School has 1,188 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 16.
- Is Glebe Farm School full?
- Glebe Farm School has capacity for 1,539 pupils and 1,188 on roll (77%), 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 Glebe Farm School a faith school?
- No. Glebe Farm School has no designated religious character.
- Is Glebe Farm School a selective school?
- No. Glebe Farm School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does Glebe Farm School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Glebe Farm School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Glebe Farm School?
- Glebe Farm 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.
- How have Glebe Farm School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 75% in 2023/24 and 65% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Glebe Farm School's absence rate?
- Glebe Farm School's overall absence rate is 5.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Glebe Farm School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Glebe Farm 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.