Downs Barn School

Community school·Infant school Milton Keynes·MK14 7NA

School type

Infant school

Ages 2–7

Key Stage 2 performance

Downs Barn School is an infant school for pupils aged 2–7. Pupils move on to a separate junior or middle school before Year 6, so the school does not enter pupils for the Key Stage 2 SATs and has no KS2 results to publish.

This applies to every infant school in England — it does not mean data is missing. Ofsted judgements and school information are shown below.

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first

100%

27 first choices, 28 places

First choices per place

0.96

fewer first choices than places

Applications naming the school

any preference, for 28 places

First preferences per place, last five years▶ 0.00

00.511.5

1 per place

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Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put Downs Barn School first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness

Good

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour and attitudes

Good

Personal development

Outstanding

Leadership and management

Good

Safeguarding effective?

Yes

Early years provision

Good

School profile

Age range: 2–7
Pupils on roll: 85
Gender: Mixed
Religious character: None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6

28.9%

Typical primary: 21.5%

% EAL

65.9%

Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support

8.2%

Typical primary: 14.3%

% with an EHC plan

0.0%

Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence

6.6%

Typical primary: 5.3%

Persistently absent

23.8%

Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher

15.8

Typical primary: 20.7

Spend per pupil

£8,153

Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

Nearby primary schools

Southwood School Milton Keynes · 0.3 mi 49.5 St Monica's Catholic Primary School Milton Keynes · 0.5 mi 48.3 Brooksward School Milton Keynes · 0.6 mi 59.9 Willen Primary School Milton Keynes · 1.0 mi 55.6 Orchard Academy Milton Keynes · 1.0 mi 35.0 Great Linford Primary School Milton Keynes · 1.1 mi 50.6 Summerfield School Milton Keynes · 1.1 mi 42.9 Jubilee Wood Primary School Milton Keynes · 1.2 mi 56.2

Location

Official sources

Latest Ofsted report reports.ofsted.gov.uk DfE Compare School Performance compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk GIAS school details get-information-schools.service.gov.uk

About Downs Barn School

Downs Barn School is a primary school in Milton Keynes, classified by the DfE as a community school. Around 85 pupils aged 2 to 7 attend the school. The school holds a 'Good' judgement from Ofsted.

Downs Barn School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 27 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 6.6%. There are about 15.8 pupils per teacher. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.