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Bishop Parker Catholic School

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

personMr Robert Mundy

location_onMilton Keynes, MK2 3BT

language Visit Website phone 1908372129

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2018

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Students

187

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Expected Standard

60%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Bishop Parker Catholic School is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Milton Keynes, serving ages 2-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 60% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Bishop Parker Catholic School is a voluntary aided school in Milton Keynes, admitting pupils aged 2-11. The school has approximately 182 pupils on roll, of whom 30% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 60% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 3% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #38 of 57 primaries in Milton Keynes and #7,171 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2018. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 19.0:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 4.7 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

60%

LA 61%

Reading73% LA 73%

Writing67% LA 70%

Maths83% LA 72%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

80%

LA 56%England 61%

Reading87% LA 70% · Eng 74%

Writing83% LA 67% · Eng 72%

Maths87% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

111

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

53%

LA 55%England 60%

Reading87% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing57% LA 66% · Eng 71%

Maths97% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.4

Read

LA -0.3

-1.0 to 3.8

-2.1

Write

LA -0.4

-4.3 to 0.2

6.2

Maths

LA -0.4

3.9 to 8.4

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

60%

LA 61%England 65%

Reading70% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing83% LA 73% · Eng 78%

Maths90% LA 74% · Eng 79%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.6

Read

LA -0.2

-3.0 to 1.7

1.4

Write

LA -0.6

-0.8 to 3.5

2.0

Maths

LA -0.3

0.0 to 4.1

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

60%

LA 60%

Reading73% LA 70%

Writing83% LA 74%

Maths70% LA 69%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.4

Read

LA -0.4

-4.6 to -0.2

-2.1

Write

LA -0.2

-4.2 to 0

-2.5

Maths

LA -0.5

-4.5 to -0.5

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

19 September 2023

Inspection Report

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09 May 2018

Inspection Report

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19 March 2014

Inspection Report

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30 April 2012

Inspection Report

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31 March 2009

Inspection Report

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06 December 2005

Inspection Report

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11 October 1999

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2018-05-09

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2014-03-19

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2012-04-30

None EIF

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

5.5%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

2.2%(4 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 182 pupils. During this period, there were 10 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 5.5%, which is above 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)	182	10	5.5%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	181	7	3.9%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	189	1	0.5%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	172	5	2.9%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	165	8	4.8%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	192	1	0.5%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	187	6	3.2%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	182	5	2.7%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	214	7	3.3%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	212	2	0.9%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	212	9	4.2%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	226	8	3.5%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	219	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	208	1	0.5%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	216	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	216	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	213	6	2.8%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	232	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	219	1	0.5%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	210	4	1.9%	0.5%	1
2017/18 (Summer term)	235	5	2.1%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	230	3	1.3%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	217	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	237	2	0.8%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	237	2	0.8%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	233	1	0.4%	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 7 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 6 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 5 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 2 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils