Lavendon School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Olney, 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 🔒
Lavendon School is a primary school in Olney, Milton Keynes for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 7 January 2025. Milton Keynes has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2021 to 2026 entry.
Lavendon 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 Reception applicant was offered a place in 2026, though places ran out in 1 of the 3 earlier years with a published outcome.
- Reception 2026 had 18 first-choice applications for 19 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 1 offer went to a family who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 53% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
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
- High Street, Lavendon, Olney, MK46 4HA
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Milton Keynes
- Pupils on roll
- 152 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 15.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 7 January 2025
Strengths
- “Staff and pupils model calm, positive interactions that reflect the school’s values wonderfully.”
- “Pupils’ behaviour is commendable.”
- “The school’s strong and caring ethos helps pupils to develop kindness and consideration towards each other from the beginning of their time in the early years.”
To improve
- “However, staff do not always have sufficient subject knowledge to enable pupils to learn as much as they could.”
- “However, a few pupils do not have enough opportunities to revisit what they have learned before.”
- “The school is still working to design tasks to ensure that all pupils remember essential knowledge over time.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 4 February 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) | 53% | 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: 18 first-preference applications, 19 offers in total, 18 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.
- Newton Blossomville Church of England School 1.3 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Olney Middle School 2.2 mi Improved significantly
- Olney Infant Academy 2.6 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Sherington Church of England School 4.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- North Crawley CofE School 5.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Stoke Goldington Church of England School 5.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Cedars Primary School 6.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Tickford Park Primary School 6.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published