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Falconhurst School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Louise Aird

location_onMilton Keynes, MK6 5AX

language Visit Website phone 1908679354

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2016

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Students

315

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Expected Standard

64%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Falconhurst School is a Community school primary school in Milton Keynes, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 50% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Falconhurst School is a community school in Milton Keynes, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 294 pupils on roll, of whom 50% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 64% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 2% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #37 of 57 primaries in Milton Keynes and #6,817 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2016. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 18.5:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.2 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

64%

LA 61%

Reading91% LA 73%

Writing71% LA 70%

Maths71% LA 72%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

52%

LA 56%England 61%

Reading68% LA 70% · Eng 74%

Writing64% LA 67% · Eng 72%

Maths64% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

68%

LA 55%England 60%

Reading78% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing71% LA 66% · Eng 71%

Maths76% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.6

Read

LA -0.3

-1.4 to 2.6

-0.1

Write

LA -0.4

-2.0 to 1.9

-2.2

Maths

LA -0.4

-4.1 to -0.3

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

65%

LA 61%England 65%

Reading85% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing73% LA 73% · Eng 78%

Maths77% LA 74% · Eng 79%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.1

Read

LA -0.2

0.3 to 3.9

-0.3

Write

LA -0.6

-1.9 to 1.3

0.0

Maths

LA -0.3

-1.6 to 1.5

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

34%

LA 60%

Reading52% LA 70%

Writing60% LA 74%

Maths54% LA 69%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.5

Read

LA -0.4

-4.2 to -0.8

-1.4

Write

LA -0.2

-3 to 0.2

-2.3

Maths

LA -0.5

-3.9 to -0.7

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

16 November 2021

Inspection Report

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21 September 2016

Inspection Report

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20 November 2014

Inspection Report

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17 September 2014

Inspection Report

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16 November 2012

Inspection Report

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20 September 2012

Inspection Report

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25 November 2011

Inspection Report

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06 July 2010

Inspection Report

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18 June 2007

Inspection Report

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26 March 2001

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2016-09-21

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2014-09-17

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.3%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.3%(1 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 294 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.3%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	294	1	0.3%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	284	0	0.0%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	317	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	314	2	0.6%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	301	5	1.7%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	332	4	1.2%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	315	4	1.3%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	314	3	1.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	346	7	2.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	346	5	1.4%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	341	4	1.2%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	374	7	1.9%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	360	1	0.3%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	344	1	0.3%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	360	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	360	5	1.4%	0.4%	1
2019/20 (Autumn term)	352	3	0.9%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	378	1	0.3%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	373	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	371	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	370	1	0.3%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	361	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	352	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	382	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	384	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	375	0	0.0%	0.5%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 24 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 15 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 15 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 8 pupils

Profound & Multiple Learning 2 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils