Great Linford Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · 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 🔒
Great Linford Primary School is a primary school in Milton Keynes for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 25 June 2025. Milton Keynes has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2021 to 2026 entry.
Great Linford Primary 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 applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, but places ran out, with a last distance published, in 1 of the 4 earlier years.
- For 2026 Reception there were 21 first-choice applications for 21 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 67% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 6% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Of 6 schools: this one and the 5 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Milton Keynes that have results, it was 3rd highest for 2024/25 reading, writing and maths.
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
- St. Leger Drive, Great Linford, Milton Keynes, MK14 5BL
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Milton Keynes
- Pupils on roll
- 302 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 34.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 25 June 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy coming to school.”
- “The school has a positive and welcoming atmosphere, which helps pupils to feel settled.”
- “Pupils value their teachers because they know that staff only want the very best for them.”
To improve
- “However, in a few subjects, the curriculum is not used as effectively, meaning some pupils remember less and achieve less well.”
- “The school recognises that phonics outcomes were too low last year.”
- “However, some of the school’s other checks on what pupils know and can do are not used consistently to inform planning to help pupils build their knowledge.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 8 September 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 67% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 21 first-preference applications, 21 offers in total, 21 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.
- Wood End Infant & Pre-School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Brooksward School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Monica's Catholic Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Giffard Park Primary School 0.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Stanton School 0.9 mi School remains Outstanding
- Downs Barn School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Southwood School 1.1 mi School remains Good
- Pepper Hill School 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published