Whaddon CofE School

Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 3–11 · Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire

Last distance offered · Reception 2026

Every applicant was offered a place

From Buckinghamshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026

Reception last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)

All

1.62

1.40

2.84

3.10

All

20192020202120222023202420252026

All: every applicant was offered a place.

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Whaddon CofE School is a primary school in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire for ages 3–11 (voluntary aided school). Buckinghamshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.

Whaddon CofE 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	Every applicant was offered a place
Reception 2024	3.095 mi
Reception 2023	2.836 mi
Reception 2022	1.404 mi
Reception 2021	1.617 mi
Reception 2020	Every applicant was offered a place
Reception 2019	Every applicant was offered a place
Reception 2018	Every applicant was offered a place

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 in 4 of the 8 earlier years, with the sharpest swing from 2022 to 2023.
For Reception 2026 there were 5 first-choice applications for 5 offers, and 5 of the 11 applications (45%) came from families outside Buckinghamshire, who received 2 offers.
With 45 pupils on roll, there are 7.5 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 19.7 across the 8 nearest primary schools in Buckinghamshire.

Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Buckinghamshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.

Key facts

Address: Stock Lane, Whaddon, Milton Keynes, MK17 0LS
Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
Ages: 3–11
Religious character: Church of England
Council: Buckinghamshire
Pupils on roll: 45 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 11.1% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 7.5

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

Ofsted

No Ofsted grade Inspected 21 April 2026

Strengths

“Pupils arrive each morning full of enthusiasm for the day ahead.”
“Warm and caring relationships between staff and pupils are seen in abundance across the school.”
“Because of this, pupils say they feel happy and safe.”

To improve

“Some pupils' recall of the wider curriculum is varied, however.”
“Conversely, in some subjects, pupils' recall of the important knowledge that they have been taught is not secure enough.”
“Sometimes, however, teachers do not use their checks of pupils' learning as effectively as they could.”

Safeguarding: met

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 June 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Applications and offers

2026 Reception entry: 5 first-preference applications, 5 offers in total, 5 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 Buckinghamshire.

Great Horwood Church of England School 2.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Newton Longville Church of England Primary School 3.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Mursley Church of England School 3.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
Drayton Parslow Village School 3.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Thornborough Infant School 4.0 mi Good Last distance published
Swanbourne Church of England VA School 4.1 mi School remains Good
Winslow Church of England School 4.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
St Michael's Church of England Combined School 5.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published