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Chestnuts Primary School

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corporate_fareINSPIRING FUTURES THROUGH LEARNING

location_onMilton Keynes, MK3 5EN

language Visit Website phone 1908373748

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2019

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Students

433

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Expected Standard

58%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Chestnuts Primary School is a Academy converter primary school in Milton Keynes, serving ages 2-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 65% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Chestnuts Primary School is an academy converter in Milton Keynes, admitting pupils aged 2-11. It is part of INSPIRING FUTURES THROUGH LEARNING. The school has approximately 426 pupils on roll, of whom 36% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 58% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 8% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #39 of 57 primaries in Milton Keynes and #7,195 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2019. 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 20.2:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.5 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

58%

LA 61%

Reading74% LA 73%

Writing76% LA 70%

Maths68% LA 72%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

55%

LA 56%England 61%

Reading75% LA 70% · Eng 74%

Writing75% LA 67% · Eng 72%

Maths60% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

47%

LA 55%England 60%

Reading70% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing70% LA 66% · Eng 71%

Maths70% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.7

Read

LA -0.3

-3.3 to 0.0

-1.1

Write

LA -0.4

-2.7 to 0.5

-2.9

Maths

LA -0.4

-4.4 to -1.3

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

62%

LA 61%England 65%

Reading72% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing77% LA 73% · Eng 78%

Maths73% LA 74% · Eng 79%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.4

Read

LA -0.2

-4.0 to -0.8

-2.4

Write

LA -0.6

-3.9 to -0.9

-4.0

Maths

LA -0.3

-5.4 to -2.6

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

43%

LA 60%

Reading61% LA 70%

Writing79% LA 74%

Maths57% LA 69%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2

Read

LA -0.4

-3.6 to -0.4

-0.8

Write

LA -0.2

-2.3 to 0.7

-3.5

Maths

LA -0.5

-4.9 to -2.1

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

01 April 2025

Inspection Report

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06 February 2019

Inspection Report

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10 November 2016

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2019-02-06

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2014-12-03

None 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

0.2%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.2%(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 426 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.2%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	426	1	0.2%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	416	3	0.7%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	436	2	0.5%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	432	4	0.9%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	417	3	0.7%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	446	1	0.2%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	433	5	1.2%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	420	5	1.2%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	410	3	0.7%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	403	4	1.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	404	3	0.7%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	407	3	0.7%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	398	3	0.8%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	397	2	0.5%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	399	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	399	9	2.3%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	393	3	0.8%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	402	5	1.2%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	407	4	1.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	410	7	1.7%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	416	13	3.1%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	412	1	0.2%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	412	3	0.7%	0.5%

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 51 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 19 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 14 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 13 pupils

Physical Disability 5 pupils

Hearing Impairment 4 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

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Chestnuts 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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