Willen Primary School
Beaufort Drive, Willen, Milton Keynes, MK15 9HN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE ALLIANCE SCHOOLS TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Carrie Matthews
- Sponsor
- The Alliance Schools Trust
- Constituency
- Milton Keynes Central
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 390
- Pupils on roll
- 278
- URN
- 151047
- Local authority
- Milton Keynes
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01908690098
About this school
Willen Primary School is a primary academy in Milton Keynes. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 278 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Willen 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. 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
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Willen Primary School (URN 110388).
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 73% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 77% |
| Expected standard in maths | 78% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 77% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 |
How Willen Primary School compares
Willen Primary School ranked 18th of 60 primary schools in Milton Keynes for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 73% | 5.2% | 16.2% | 278 | — |
| Brooksward School | 76% | 4.5% | 23.7% | 311 | 0.8 miles |
| Downs Barn School | — | 7.2% | 28.9% | 96 | 1.0 miles |
| Giffard Park Primary School | 52% | 5.7% | 29.9% | 265 | 1.0 miles |
| St Monica's Catholic Primary School | 60% | 5.3% | 40% | 381 | 1.0 miles |
| Green Park School | 49% | 5.7% | 14.6% | 289 | 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)
- 16.15%
- English as an additional language
- 23%
- Overall absence
- 5.23%
- Persistent absence
- 9.78%
Location
Nearby schools
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Brooksward School0.8 miles
Primary · Milton Keynes
-
Downs Barn School1.0 miles
Primary · Milton Keynes
-
Giffard Park Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Milton Keynes
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St Monica's Catholic Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Milton Keynes
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Green Park School1.2 miles
Primary · Newport Pagnell
Other schools in Milton Keynes
Willen Primary School ranks 17th 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 Willen Primary School teach?
- Willen Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Milton Keynes.
- Who is the headteacher of Willen Primary School?
- The headteacher of Willen Primary School is Miss Carrie Matthews, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Willen Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Willen 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 Willen Primary School?
- Willen Primary School has 278 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Willen Primary School full?
- Willen Primary School has capacity for 390 pupils and 278 on roll (71%), 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 Willen Primary School a faith school?
- No. Willen Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Willen Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Willen Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Willen Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Willen Primary School is part of THE ALLIANCE SCHOOLS TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How does Willen Primary School compare with other schools in Milton Keynes?
- Willen Primary School ranked 18th of 60 primary schools in Milton Keynes for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Willen Primary School's absence rate?
- Willen Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.2% in the latest published census.
- What are Willen Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Willen 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.