St Mary's Wavendon CofE Primary
Wafandun Lane, Milton Keynes, MK17 7AA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- INSPIRING FUTURES THROUGH LEARNING
- Headteacher
- Ms Hayley Cook
- Diocese
- Diocese of Oxford
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Inspiring Futures Through Learning
- Constituency
- Milton Keynes Central
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 630
- Pupils on roll
- 489
- URN
- 151368
- Local authority
- Milton Keynes
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01908582182
About this school
St Mary's Wavendon CofE Primary is a Church of England primary academy in Milton Keynes. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 489 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
- 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 St Mary's Wavendon CofE Primary (URN 110439).
How St Mary's Wavendon CofE Primary compares
Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.8% | 24.4% | 489 | — |
| Swallowfield Primary | 57% | 4.3% | 10.5% | 458 | 1.1 miles |
| Wavendon Gate School | 62% | 4.2% | 28.4% | 403 | 1.6 miles |
| Aspley Guise Village School | — | — | — | 136 | 1.9 miles |
| Monkston Primary School | 73% | 4.6% | 13.9% | 418 | 2.0 miles |
| Heronshill School and Nursery | — | 8.1% | 21.8% | 74 | 2.1 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)
- 24.42%
- English as an additional language
- 29.4%
- Overall absence
- 4.84%
- Persistent absence
- 10.63%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Swallowfield Primary1.1 miles
Primary · Milton Keynes
-
Wavendon Gate School1.6 miles
Primary · Milton Keynes
-
Aspley Guise Village School1.9 miles
Primary · Aspley Guise
-
Monkston Primary School2.0 miles
Primary · Milton Keynes
-
Heronshill School and Nursery2.1 miles
Primary · Milton Keynes
Other 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 year groups does St Mary's Wavendon CofE Primary teach?
- St Mary's Wavendon CofE Primary teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Milton Keynes.
- Who is the headteacher of St Mary's Wavendon CofE Primary?
- The headteacher of St Mary's Wavendon CofE Primary is Ms Hayley Cook, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St Mary's Wavendon CofE Primary last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Mary's Wavendon CofE Primary, 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 St Mary's Wavendon CofE Primary?
- St Mary's Wavendon CofE Primary has 489 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is St Mary's Wavendon CofE Primary full?
- St Mary's Wavendon CofE Primary has capacity for 630 pupils and 489 on roll (78%), 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 St Mary's Wavendon CofE Primary a faith school?
- Yes. St Mary's Wavendon CofE Primary is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Oxford.
- Does St Mary's Wavendon CofE Primary have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records St Mary's Wavendon CofE Primary as having nursery classes.
- Who runs St Mary's Wavendon CofE Primary?
- St Mary's Wavendon CofE Primary 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 St Mary's Wavendon CofE Primary's absence rate?
- St Mary's Wavendon CofE Primary's overall absence rate is 4.8% in the latest published census.
- Does St Mary's Wavendon CofE Primary publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for St Mary's Wavendon CofE Primary. 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.