Lord Grey Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–19 · Milton Keynes
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
1.569 miles
Published by Milton Keynes City Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2022–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Lord Grey Academy is a secondary school in Milton Keynes for ages 11–19 (academy sponsor led). Milton Keynes has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2022 to 2026 entry.
Lord Grey Academy 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 |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | 1.569 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Year 7 in 2026, the last child offered a place lived 1.569 miles away, the 3rd shortest of 6 Milton Keynes secondary schools with a published last distance (middle figure 1.73 miles).
- The 2026 Year 7 last distance was the longest of the 4 years with a published distance, further than in 2022 and about the same as in 2025.
- Year 7 2026 had 241 first-choice applications for 247 offers; 230 offers went to first-choice families and 11 first-choice families (5%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 41% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), with an Attainment 8 score of 40.4 (England 46).
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
- Rickley Lane, Bletchley, Milton Keynes, MK3 6EW
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–19
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Milton Keynes
- Pupils on roll
- 1,446 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 35.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 2 June 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils are safe and well cared for at this school.”
- “They make regular checks on their welfare, which helps pupils feel valued.”
- “Pupils know who to speak to if they are worried and can explain how the school teaches them to stay safe, including online.”
To improve
- “Pupils take part in a range of enrichment experiences, although some would like a wider range of clubs and trips.”
- “Some pupils however, including those with high prior attainment, do not consistently achieve well.”
- “However, in some subjects, pupils do not achieve as well as they could.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 1 July 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 41% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 40.4 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C- | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 241 first-preference applications, 247 offers in total, 230 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 secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Milton Keynes.
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- Shenley Brook End School 1.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Paul's Catholic School 1.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- The Milton Keynes Academy 2.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Denbigh School 2.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- The Hazeley Academy 2.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Walton High 3.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Watling Academy 3.9 mi Outstanding Last distance published