The Walnuts School is a school located in Milton Keynes. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 28/06/2012. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 6.5%, which is 2.5 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Admiral Drive, Milton Keynes, MK8 0PU
Website: www.walnutsschool.com
Telephone: 01908563885
School Type: Community special school
Education phase: Not applicable
Local authority: Milton Keynes
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Jonathan Budd
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 110584

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 28/06/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 19
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 180
Number of Pupils: 176
Number of Boys: 149
Number of Girls: 27

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 17.8% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -12.2 Confidence interval -16.2 to -8.1
Writing
Well Below Average: -11.8 Confidence interval -15.5 to -8.1
Maths
Well Below Average: -12.5 Confidence interval -16 to -9

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:0%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:84
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Christ the Sower Ecumenical Primary School
Singleton Drive , Grange Farm MK8 0PZ 		1out of 4 494 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Whitehouse Primary School
Vaynol Way , Whitehouse MK8 1AG 		3out of 4 1,410 yd Free schools Yes Mixed More About School
Oxley Park Academy
Redgrave Drive , Oxley Park MK4 4TA 		2out of 4 1,428 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Long Meadow School
Garthwaite Crescent , Shenley Brook End MK5 7XX 		3out of 4 1,754 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Glastonbury Thorn School
Pigott Drive , Shenley Church End MK5 6BX 		4out of 4 2,274 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Hazeley Academy
Emperor Drive , Hazeley MK8 0PT 		3out of 4 166 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Denbigh School
Burchard Crescent , Shenley Church End MK5 6EX 		3out of 4 1,907 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Watling Academy
Barrosa Way , MK8 1EP 		- not rated 1,938 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Shenley Brook End School
Walbank Grove , Shenley Brook End MK5 7ZT 		3out of 4 2,250 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Walnuts School
Admiral Drive , Hazeley MK8 0PU 		3out of 4 0 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School
Oakhill Secure Training Centre
Chalgrove Field , Off Otterburn Crescent MK5 6AJ 		- not rated 392 yd Secure units Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Grove Independent School
Redland Drive , Loughton MK5 8HD 		- not rated 3,041 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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