Castlethorpe First School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–7 · milton keynes, Milton Keynes
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Milton Keynes City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2021–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Castlethorpe First School is a primary school in milton keynes, Milton Keynes for ages 4–7 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 13 May 2025. Milton Keynes has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2021 to 2026 entry.
Castlethorpe First School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every Reception applicant was offered a place in 2026, but places ran out in 2 of the 4 earlier years with a published outcome.
- Reception 2026 drew 15 first-choice applications for 15 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- Of 47 Reception 2026 applications, 5 (11%) came from families living outside Milton Keynes, and 1 offer went to them.
- Ofsted's latest outcome, on 13 May 2025, was Not judged; the previous graded outcome was Outstanding, on 6 March 2014.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Milton Keynes schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Castlethorpe, Castlethorpe School, milton keynes, MK19 7EW
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–7
- Council
- Milton Keynes
- Pupils on roll
- 39 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 20.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 13 May 2025
Strengths
- “Every morning, when the school bell rings, pupils walk through the gates with a palpable sense of enthusiasm.”
- “They are very happy and feel extremely safe.”
- “This is because staff create an exceptionally nurturing environment.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 18 June 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 15 first-preference applications, 15 offers in total, 15 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Milton Keynes.
- Hanslope Primary School 1.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Haversham Village School 1.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Wyvern School 2.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Mary and St Giles Church of England School 2.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Russell Street School 2.5 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Bushfield School 2.6 mi Good
- St Mary Magdalene Catholic Primary School 2.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- New Bradwell Primary School 2.7 mi Good Last distance published