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Brooklands Farm Primary School

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

personMrs Maxine Low

location_onMilton Keynes, MK10 7EU

language Visit Website phone 1908760081

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Ofsted

Outstanding

Inspected 2022

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Students

1,290

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Expected Standard

76%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Brooklands Farm Primary School is a Community school primary school in Milton Keynes, serving ages 3-11. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted — the highest possible grade. Ranks in the top 19% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Brooklands Farm Primary School is a community school in Milton Keynes, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 1,331 pupils on roll, of whom 11% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 76% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 11% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #11 of 66 primaries in Milton Keynes and #1,732 of 15,231 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2022. The school's current overall rating is Outstanding. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Outstanding, behaviour and attitudes Outstanding, personal development Outstanding, and leadership and management Outstanding.

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

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 19.9:1. There are no current teaching vacancies. Teacher turnover in the previous year was 11.9%.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.9 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

76%

LA 61%

Reading90% LA 73%

Writing79% LA 70%

Maths87% LA 72%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

74%

LA 56%England 61%

Reading85% LA 70% · Eng 74%

Writing80% LA 67% · Eng 72%

Maths84% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

72%

LA 55%England 60%

Reading84% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing81% LA 66% · Eng 71%

Maths85% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.6

Read

LA -0.3

-0.4 to 1.6

1.2

Write

LA -0.4

0.3 to 2.2

1.9

Maths

LA -0.4

0.9 to 2.8

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

65%

LA 61%England 65%

Reading77% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing75% LA 73% · Eng 78%

Maths87% LA 74% · Eng 79%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.5

Read

LA -0.2

-2.7 to -0.3

-2.8

Write

LA -0.6

-4.0 to -1.7

-0.5

Maths

LA -0.3

-1.5 to 0.6

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

61%

LA 60%

Reading67% LA 70%

Writing83% LA 74%

Maths77% LA 69%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.8

Read

LA -0.4

-5.1 to -2.5

-1

Write

LA -0.2

-2.2 to 0.2

-2

Maths

LA -0.5

-3.2 to -0.8

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

29 June 2022

Inspection Report

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07 February 2017

Inspection Report

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13 June 2012

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2022-06-29

S5 Inspection EIF

Outstanding

Education

Outstanding

Behaviour

Outstanding

Development

Outstanding

Leadership

Outstanding

2017-02-07

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2012-06-13

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

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

0.7%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.5%(7 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 1,331 pupils. During this period, there were 9 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.7%, 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)	1,331	9	0.7%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	1,320	16	1.2%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	1,313	13	1.0%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	1,310	6	0.5%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	1,286	9	0.7%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	1,314	18	1.4%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	1,290	12	0.9%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	1,273	9	0.7%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	1,300	5	0.4%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	1,279	4	0.3%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	1,244	15	1.2%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	1,231	11	0.9%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	1,216	3	0.2%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	1,186	7	0.6%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	1,141	1	0.1%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	1,141	10	0.9%	0.4%	1
2019/20 (Autumn term)	1,120	22	2.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	1,069	8	0.7%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	1,046	5	0.5%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	1,025	6	0.6%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	985	2	0.2%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	973	3	0.3%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	984	4	0.4%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	886	9	1.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	861	14	1.6%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	834	12	1.4%	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 72 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 48 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 33 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 21 pupils

Hearing Impairment 4 pupils

Physical Disability 4 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils

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Brooklands Farm Primary School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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