Schools in MK8 postcode district

Schools in postcode district MK8. Add your full home postcode below for distance filtering and a your neighbourhood comparison with the wider MK8 area.

Covers: Grange Farm, Great Holm, Hazeley, Loughton & Great Holm, Shenley Church End, Two Mile Ash, Watling, and Whitehouse

Add your home postcode in the green box below. Until then, distances use the centre of MK8. The list starts at 3 miles โ€” you can change that. Not an official school catchment.

Neighbourhood & area context

Three levels help you compare places: your neighbourhood (your full postcode), postcode district MK8 (schools and local averages on this page), and Milton Keynes (wider council census and crime โ€” background only, not your street). We only show rows we actually hold.

Add your full home postcode in the green box above to see how your street compares with postcode district MK8 and Milton Keynes.

District area rating (MK8)Good

Postcode district MK8

Schools and figures for this postcode district โ€” the same MK8 bucket as the map and school list (before your distance filter).

Schools in district
9 (6 primary, 2 secondary)
Average attendance
96.5%
Average free school meals
20.1%
Average SEN
24.4%
Average EAL
35.8%
Deprivation around local schools
Slightly less deprived than average for England
Average house price
ยฃ328,697 (+1.8% year on year)
Flood risk
Low
Broadband
Gigabit available (93%+ premises, 300+ Mbps)
Green space
Good โ€“ parks and playing fields within walking distance
Council tax
Typical band Bโ€“C

Wider area: Milton Keynes

Census and crime for Milton Keynes. Useful context for the borough or council โ€” not broken down to your village or street.

Population
287,057
Households
107,720
Aged under 18
24.2%
Aged 16โ€“64 (approx.)
62.0%
Aged 65+
13.8%
Ethnicity
White 72%, Asian 12%, Black 10%
Crimes (estimated)
23,051
Crimes per 1,000 (estimated)
80.3

About these figures: School data mostly from 2024โ€“25. Wider-area lines use Census 2021 for Milton Keynes. Crime figures are rough estimates, not police records for your postcode.

Map of schools in this area

The map shows 9 schools in postcode district MK8. Numbered circles group nearby schools โ€” click to zoom in. Use the list beside the map, a pin, or Show on map on a school card below.

How far from the MK8 centre?

Pick a radius to control which schools appear in the list below. Only schools whose postcode is in MK8 are included โ€” we measure the straight-line distance from MK8 centre. Add your home postcode above to search by distance from your address across nearby districts.

Show schools within:

3 miles is selected by default. Add your home postcode at the top to measure from your address instead of the district centre. Try 1 mile or 1.5 miles for a shorter list, 3 miles for a wider search, or All in district for every MK8 school regardless of distance. Straight-line distance only โ€” not walking, driving, or an official catchment area.

Schools (within 3 miles of MK8 centre)

Sorted by distance from MK8 centre, nearest first. Use the buttons above to change how far out we look, or show the whole of MK8. Each card shows straight-line miles, Ofsted rating and key statistics.

  • Whitehouse Primary School

    Vaynol Way, Whitehouse, Milton Keynes MK8 1AG

    TypeFree schools
    TrustINSPIRING FUTURES THROUGH LEARNING
    Age range2โ€“11
    Ofstedโ€“5 Feb 2025Improved significantly
    View school on Ofsted
    0.3 miles from MK8 centre Walking distance
    Pupils
    663
    Free school meals
    7.8%
    SEN
    17.6%
    EAL
    47.2%
    Attendance
    96.2%
    Persistent absence
    7.4%
    Admissions
    Usually oversubscribed
    Attainment
    76% met expected standard (KS2)
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  • Ashbrook School

    The High Street, Two Mile Ash, Milton Keynes MK8 8NA

    TypeAcademy converter
    TrustINSPIRING FUTURES THROUGH LEARNING
    Age range4โ€“7
    0.6 miles from MK8 centre Walking distance
    Pupils
    181
    Free school meals
    11%
    SEN
    17.7%
    EAL
    40.3%
    Attendance
    97.5%
    Persistent absence
    7.3%
    Admissions
    Usually oversubscribed
    Attainment
    โ€“
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  • Christ the Sower Ecumenical Primary School

    Singleton Drive, Grange Farm, Milton Keynes MK8 0PZ

    TypeAcademy sponsor led
    TrustOXFORD DIOCESAN BUCKS SCHOOLS TRUST
    Age range3โ€“11
    0.6 miles from MK8 centre Walking distance
    Pupils
    222
    Free school meals
    31%
    SEN
    12.6%
    EAL
    41.9%
    Attendance
    97.2%
    Persistent absence
    6%
    Admissions
    Often has places
    Attainment
    80% met expected standard (KS2)
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  • Watling Primary School

    Simmental Way, Whitehouse, Milton Keynes MK8 1GB

    TypeFree schools
    TrustTHE ALLIANCE SCHOOLS TRUST
    Age range3โ€“11
    0.7 miles from MK8 centre Walking distance
    Pupils
    164
    Free school meals
    8.5%
    SEN
    9.1%
    EAL
    43.9%
    Attendance
    97%
    Persistent absence
    12%
    Admissions
    Often has places
    Attainment
    โ€“
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  • Holmwood School

    Kensington Drive, Great Holm, Milton Keynes MK8 9AB

    TypeAcademy converter
    TrustINSPIRING FUTURES THROUGH LEARNING
    Age range2โ€“7
    Ofstedโ€“15 May 2024School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
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    0.7 miles from MK8 centre Walking distance
    Pupils
    196
    Free school meals
    22.4%
    SEN
    17.9%
    EAL
    32.1%
    Attendance
    97.9%
    Persistent absence
    7.6%
    Admissions
    Usually oversubscribed
    Attainment
    โ€“
    Visit school website
  • Two Mile Ash School

    The High Street, Two Mile Ash, Milton Keynes MK8 8LH

    TypeAcademy converter
    TrustINSPIRING FUTURES THROUGH LEARNING
    Age range7โ€“11
    OfstedOutstanding21 Mar 2024
    View school on Ofsted
    0.7 miles from MK8 centre Walking distance
    Pupils
    654
    Free school meals
    15.1%
    SEN
    16.4%
    EAL
    44.2%
    Attendance
    96.7%
    Persistent absence
    4.6%
    Admissions
    Usually oversubscribed
    Attainment
    71% met expected standard (KS2)
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Guide to school and area statistics

A short key for the statistics shown on this page for MK8. We have not listed house prices, broadband, green space or similar extras here unless they appear in the neighbourhood and area context section.

School listings

What you see on each school card

Only fields that appear on at least one school on this page are listed. Hover a stat row when you see a question mark for a one-line reminder.

School type
How the school is run โ€” for example academy, council-maintained, voluntary aided or free school.
Trust
The multi-academy trust or sponsor running the school, where it is an academy.
Age range
Year groups on roll โ€” for example 4โ€“11 for primary, or 11โ€“18 with sixth form.
Ofsted
Latest published inspection grade, inspection date where we have it, and a link to the schoolโ€™s page on the Ofsted reports site.
Straight-line miles
Distance as the crow flies from your home postcode when you have entered one, otherwise from the middle of this district. Not walking or driving time.
Walking, cycling and park-and-stride hints
Rough bands from straight-line miles: about 1 mile or less may suit walking; about 1โ€“2.5 miles we show cycling and park-and-stride; over about 2.5 miles park-and-stride only. Not checked routes or journey times.
Pupils
Number of pupils on roll from published school census data.
Free school meals
Share of pupils eligible for free school meals.
SEN
Share of pupils with SEN support or an Education, Health and Care plan.
English as an additional language (EAL)
Share of pupils whose first language is not English, where recorded.
Attendance
Share of possible sessions attended. Higher is better.
Persistent absence
Share of pupils missing 10% or more of sessions. Lower is better.
Admissions pressure
Indicative label from recent applications versus places โ€” oversubscribed, about average or often has spaces.
Attainment
Primary: share meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (Key Stage 2). Secondary: Progress 8. A dash means nothing was published for that school.
Attainment vs local
Compares each schoolโ€™s headline to others of the same phase on this page โ€” above, below or about average for the district.
Area overview

What you see in the area overview

Matches the two blocks above โ€” postcode district first, then the wider council area.

Area rating (stars)
A simple 1โ€“5 guide from deprivation around schools here โ€” not Ofsted grades. Recorded crime can nudge the score when we have it; estimates do not.
Schools in district
How many schools are in this postcode district, split by primary and secondary.
Average attendance
Mean attendance across schools here with published absence data.
Average free school meals
Mean free school meals eligibility across schools here with published data.
Average SEN
Mean SEN percentage across schools here with published data.
Average EAL
Mean English as an additional language percentage where published.
Deprivation
How deprived neighbourhoods around schools here are compared with England (official deprivation index, shown as bands 1โ€“10 where 1 is most deprived and 10 is least deprived).
Average house price
Typical sold prices for this postcode district where we have them โ€” street-by-street prices vary.
Flood risk
Indicative summary โ€” check Environment Agency maps for a specific address.
Broadband
General picture of speeds and availability โ€” check with providers at your address.
Green space
Brief summary of access to parks or countryside nearby.
Council tax
Typical band for the area โ€” your exact band depends on the property.
Your home neighbourhood
When you enter your full home postcode, we compare deprivation for your small area with the typical area around schools in this district.
Population, households, ethnicity and age
Census figures for the local council area โ€” not your street or this postcode district alone.
Crime figures
Often a rough council-wide estimate, not police records for your postcode. Badges compare to the national average when we have recorded data.
Using this page

Using this page

Tools on this page for narrowing schools and understanding distances.

Distance filter
Controls which schools appear in the list โ€” 1, 1.5, 2 or 3 miles, or every school in this district. Not an admissions catchment.
About these figures
School and Ofsted data from official releases. The area overview splits postcode-district figures from wider council context, with dates at the bottom of that panel.