Tickford Park Primary School

Academy converter·Primary school Newport Pagnell, Milton Keynes·MK16 9DH
Composite score
55.1
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#5,467
National rank
#811
In South East
#28
In Milton Keynes
Top 37%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
74%
% achieving higher RWM
6%
Reading average scaled score
106.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
105.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

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
Requires improvement

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
28 first choices, 28 places
First choices per place
1.00
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
70
any preference, for 28 places
Applications from another council area
4%

Every child who put Tickford Park Primary 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).

School profile

Age range
4–11
Pupils on roll
334
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
16.5%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
6.0%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
10.8%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
1.2%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Staffing & funding

Spend per pupil
£4,934
Typical primary: £6,960

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

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Location

Tickford Park Primary School at a glance

Located in Newport Pagnell, Milton Keynes, Tickford Park Primary School is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. The school educates roughly 334 pupils aged 4 to 11. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Good' at its most recent inspection. 74% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 14.0 percentage points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 37% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 106 in reading and 105 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 6% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made Tickford Park Primary School their first choice was offered one of its 28 Reception places. 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.

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