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Primary · MK7 · Milton Keynes

Heronshaw School

Lichfield Down, Walnut Tree, Milton Keynes, MK7 7PG

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OfstedGood

At a glance

Key published figures for this school.

OfstedGood
Attendance95.8%
AttainmentNo KS2 at this school
AdmissionsUsually oversubscribed
Pupils260

Ofsted inspection

Latest outcome

Good

Inspection history

  • Previous gradedOutstanding

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School figures

Coloured bars compare this school with the average for other schools in MK7. Where we have them, council (Milton Keynes) and England figures appear under FSM, SEN and attendance. FSM, SEN and EAL are context, not quality scores. For attendance, higher is usually better.

Pupils on roll
260
Free school meals
15%
9.7% below district average (24.7%)

Also: Milton Keynes 24.1% · England 24.7%

SEN
15.3%
3.3% above district average (12%)

Also: Milton Keynes 16.3% · England 18.2%

EAL
26.5%
2.3% above district average (24.2%)
Attendance
95.8%
0.2% below district average (96%)

Also: Milton Keynes 95% · England 94.8%

Each metric uses its own colour so you can tell the rows apart. The lighter bar is the MK7 average; the darker bar is this school.

Compared with England

Persistent absence is 2024/25. England is the state-funded average. Lower persistent absence is better.

Persistent absence2024/25

11.1%

2.2% below England (13.3%)

Trends

Attendance

Autumn and spring term attendance from DfE pupil absence data (where published for this URN).

  • 97.1%
    2020/21
  • 94.3%
    2021/22
  • 93.8%
    2022/23
  • 94.1%
    2023/24
  • 93.7%
    2024/25

Admissions

Demand signal
Usually oversubscribed
Published capacity (GIAS)
270
Pupils on roll
260

Indicative signal from published roll versus GIAS capacity. Not applications versus offers, and not a guarantee of a place.

Published admission number (PAN) and applications versus offers are not in our national datasets yet. Use your council booklet.

Check your council admissions booklet via the Milton Keynes page.

SEN support

SEN %
15.3%

A higher SEN percentage can mean experience with support needs, or more demand on staff. Ask the SENCO what is available day to day.

Sources and freshness

  • School year for most DfE figures: 2024/25.
  • Pipeline last checked: Aug 2026.
  • Council and England attendance / FSM tables: 2024/25.
  • School figures from DfE / GIAS / Ofsted where published. District averages use other schools in this postcode district. Council and England figures use DfE local authority and national tables for the matching phase.
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