Old Stratford Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Milton Keynes, West Northamptonshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From West Northamptonshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2025 figure 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Old Stratford Primary School is a primary school in Milton Keynes, West Northamptonshire for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 22 March 2023. West Northamptonshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 to 2026 entry.
Old Stratford 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 |
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, as at 124 of the 141 other West Northamptonshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- 17 of the 63 Reception 2026 applications (27%) came from families living outside West Northamptonshire, and 1 offer went to them.
- In 2024/25, 64% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- The school has 13.9 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 18.5 across the 8 nearest primary schools in West Northamptonshire.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other West Northamptonshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Willow Grove, Old Stratford, Milton Keynes, MK19 6AZ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- West Northamptonshire
- Pupils on roll
- 162 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 13% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 13.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 22 March 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils at Old Stratford Primary School are positive about all aspects of school life.”
- “Leaders have high expectations for pupils’ behaviour.”
- “In lessons, pupils behave well.”
To improve
- “In a small number of subjects, leaders have not yet precisely identified the knowledge that they want pupils to learn.”
- “They recognise this and plan to make further improvements.”
- “Sometimes, some pupils lack the confidence to volunteer to answer questions.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 May 2023 (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) | 64% | 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: 22 first-preference applications, 22 offers in total, 22 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 West Northamptonshire.
- Deanshanger Primary School 1.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Cosgrove Village Primary School 1.4 mi Some aspects not as strong Last distance published
- John Hellins Primary School 1.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Yardley Gobion Church of England Primary School 2.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Paulerspury Church of England Primary School 4.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Whittlebury Church of England Primary School 5.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Ashton CofE Primary School 5.7 mi Some aspects not as strong Last distance published
- Stoke Bruerne Church of England Primary School 5.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published