Sherington Church of England School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4–7 · Newport Pagnell, 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 🔒
Sherington Church of England School is a primary school in Newport Pagnell, Milton Keynes for ages 4–7 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 12 November 2024. Milton Keynes has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2021 to 2026 entry.
Sherington Church of England 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
- Reception 2026 had 8 first-choice applications for 8 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- Every Reception applicant was offered a place in 2026, as at 67 of the 77 other Milton Keynes primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- The school had 21 pupils on roll in January 2026, with 10.3 pupils per teacher; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in Milton Keynes is 18.8.
- 38.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in Milton Keynes is 17%.
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
- School Lane, Sherington, Newport Pagnell, MK16 9NF
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–7
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Milton Keynes
- Pupils on roll
- 21 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 38.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 10.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 12 November 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils flourish at this caring and happy school.”
- “Staff ensure that pupils are at the heart of everything they do.”
- “The highly positive and supportive ethos permeates everywhere, underpinning the school’s values.”
To improve
- “However, occasionally some learning tasks are less effective in helping pupils to deepen their knowledge.”
- “This means that, sometimes, some pupils do not achieve as well as they could.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 22 January 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 8 first-preference applications, 8 offers in total, 8 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.
- Cedars Primary School 2.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Tickford Park Primary School 2.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- North Crawley CofE School 2.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Portfields Primary School 2.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Green Park School 2.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Olney Infant Academy 3.1 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Giffard Park Primary School 3.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Olney Middle School 3.5 mi Improved significantly