Eversholt Lower School

Academy converter·First school Milton Keynes, Central Bedfordshire·MK17 9DU

School type

First school

Ages 4–9

Key Stage 2 performance

Eversholt Lower School is a first school for pupils aged 4–9. 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 first 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%

5 first choices, 6 places

First choices per place

0.83

fewer first choices than places

Applications naming the school

any preference, for 6 places

Applications from another council area

11%

First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.09

00.511.5

1 per place

1.0020221.2720231.0720240.9220250.832026

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

Every child who put Eversholt Lower 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

Good

Leadership and management

Good

Safeguarding effective?

Yes

Early years provision

Good

School profile

Age range: 4–9
Pupils on roll: 73
Gender: Mixed
Religious character: None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6

1.4%

Typical primary: 21.5%

% EAL

0.0%

Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support

4.1%

Typical primary: 14.3%

% with an EHC plan

5.5%

Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence

4.8%

Typical primary: 5.3%

Persistently absent

12.5%

Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher

19.8

Typical primary: 20.7

Spend per pupil

£8,500

Typical primary: £6,960

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

Nearby primary schools

Parkfields Middle School Dunstable · 2.5 mi 36.0 Woodland Middle School Academy Bedford · 3.2 mi 26.5 Fulbrook School Milton Keynes · 3.9 mi 28.3 Swallowfield Primary Milton Keynes · 4.3 mi 37.1 Alameda Middle School Bedford · 4.3 mi 36.6 Thornhill Primary School Dunstable · 5.1 mi 55.9 Tithe Farm Primary School Dunstable · 5.3 mi 26.6 St Vincent's Catholic Primary School Dunstable · 5.5 mi 51.0

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 Eversholt Lower School

Eversholt Lower School is a primary school in Milton Keynes, Central Bedfordshire, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. Around 73 pupils aged 4 to 9 attend the school. The school holds a 'Good' judgement from Ofsted.

Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made Eversholt Lower School their first choice was offered one of its 6 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 4.8%. There are about 19.8 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 1% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. 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.