Councils · England · Milton Keynes
Schools in Milton Keynes, and the dates that matter.
Every state school in the council area — 92 primary, 15 secondary — with Milton Keynes’s application deadlines, offer days, and where to apply. One page, kept current from official sources.
September 2027 entry · Sources: Primary council source · Secondary council source
Primary · Reception 2027
15 January 2027
National deadline. Offers arrive 16 April. We suggest submitting by 8 January to stay clear of the rush.
Apply on Milton Keynes's portal →Verify the exact date on the council's scheme →Secondary · Year 7 2027
31 October 2026
National deadline. Offers arrive 1 March. Grammar tests, where they apply, happen even earlier. We suggest submitting by 24 October to stay clear of the rush.
Apply on Milton Keynes's portal →Verify the exact date on the council's scheme →01 / EVERY SCHOOL IN MILTON KEYNES
Find your shortlist.
All 119 state and independent schools in the council area, straight from the Department for Education’s register. Open any school for admissions details, Ofsted history and open days.
Primary · 92
Abbeys Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Ashbrook School
Ofsted · Good
Barleyhurst Park Primary
Ofsted · Good
Bishop Parker Catholic School
Ofsted · Good
Bow Brickhill CofE VA Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Bradwell Village School
Ofsted · Good
Brooklands Farm Primary School
Not judged yet
Brooksward School
Ofsted · Good
Broughton Fields Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Bushfield School
Ofsted · Good
Caroline Haslett Primary School
Ofsted · Outstanding
Castlethorpe First School
Ofsted · Outstanding
Cedars Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Chestnuts Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Christ the Sower Ecumenical Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Cold Harbour Church of England School
Ofsted · Good
Downs Barn School
Ofsted · Good
Drayton Park School
Ofsted · Outstanding
Emerson Valley School
Ofsted · Good
Fairfields Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Falconhurst School
Ofsted · Good
Germander Park School
Ofsted · Good
Giffard Park Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Giles Brook Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Glastonbury Thorn School
Ofsted · Outstanding
Glebe Farm School
Not judged yet
Great Linford Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Green Park School
Ofsted · Good
Greenleys First School
Ofsted · Good
Greenleys Junior School
Ofsted · Good
Hanslope Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Haversham Village School
Ofsted · Good
Heelands School
Ofsted · Good
Heronsgate School
Ofsted · Good
Heronshaw School
Ofsted · Good
Heronshill School and Nursery
Ofsted · Good
Holmwood School
Ofsted · Good
Holne Chase Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Howe Park School
Ofsted · Good
Jubilee Wood Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Kents Hill Park all-through school
Ofsted · Good
Knowles Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Langland Community School
Ofsted · Not judged
Lavendon School
Ofsted · Outstanding
Lift Charles Warren
Ofsted · Good
Long Meadow School
Ofsted · Good
Loughton Manor First School
Ofsted · Good
Loughton School
Ofsted · Good
Merebrook Infant School
Ofsted · Good
Middleton Primary School
Ofsted · Outstanding
Monkston Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Moorland Primary School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
New Bradwell Primary School
Ofsted · Good
New Chapter Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Newton Blossomville Church of England School
Ofsted · Outstanding
Newton Leys Primary School
Ofsted · Good
North Crawley CofE School
Ofsted · Good
Oakgrove School
Ofsted · Good
Oldbrook First School and Nursery
Ofsted · Good
Olney Infant Academy
Ofsted · Outstanding
Olney Middle School
Ofsted · Good
Orchard Academy
Ofsted · Good
Oxley Park Academy
Ofsted · Good
Pepper Hill School
Ofsted · Good
Portfields Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Priory Common School
Ofsted · Good
Priory Rise School
Ofsted · Outstanding
Rickley Park Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Russell Street School
Ofsted · Outstanding
Shepherdswell Academy
Ofsted · Good
Sherington Church of England School
Ofsted · Good
Southwood School
Ofsted · Good
St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St Mary Magdalene Catholic Primary School
Ofsted · Outstanding
St Mary and St Giles Church of England School
Ofsted · Good
St Mary's Wavendon CofE Primary
Ofsted · Good
St Monica's Catholic Primary School
Ofsted · Good
St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School
Ofsted · Not judged
Stanton School
Ofsted · Outstanding
Stoke Goldington Church of England School
Ofsted · Outstanding
Summerfield School
Ofsted · Good
The Premier Academy
Ofsted · Outstanding
The Willows School and Early Years Centre
Ofsted · Good
Tickford Park Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Two Mile Ash School
Ofsted · Outstanding
Water Hall Primary School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Watling Primary School
Not judged yet
Wavendon Gate School
Ofsted · Good
Whitehouse Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Willen Primary School
Ofsted · Good
Wood End Infant & Pre-School
Ofsted · Good
Wyvern School
Ofsted · Good
Secondary · 15
Denbigh School
Ofsted · Good
E-Act Ousedale School
Ofsted · Good
Glebe Farm School
Not judged yet
Kents Hill Park all-through school
Ofsted · Good
Lift Sir Herbert Leon
Ofsted · Not judged
Lord Grey Academy
Ofsted · Good
Oakgrove School
Ofsted · Good
Shenley Brook End School
Ofsted · Good
St Paul's Catholic School
Ofsted · Good
Stantonbury School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
The Hazeley Academy
Ofsted · Good
The Milton Keynes Academy
Ofsted · Requires improvement
The Radcliffe School
Ofsted · Good
Walton High
Ofsted · Good
Watling Academy
Ofsted · Outstanding
Special & other · 15
Baytul Ilm Secondary School
Ofsted · Requires improvement
Broughton Manor Preparatory School
Not judged yet
Cambian Bletchley Park School
Ofsted · Good
KWS Milton Keynes
Ofsted · Good
Milton Keynes College
Ofsted · Good
Milton Keynes Preparatory School
Not judged yet
Redwood Park School
Not judged yet
Romans Field School
Ofsted · Good
Slated Row School
Ofsted · Outstanding
Stephenson Academy
Ofsted · Good
The Redway School
Ofsted · Good
The Webber Independent School
Not judged yet
The Woodlands School
Ofsted · Good
White Spire School
Ofsted · Outstanding
Willow Park School
Ofsted · Good
02 / HOW APPLYING WORKS HERE
One form, through Milton Keynes.
If you live in Milton Keynes, you apply through the council’s own portal — even for schools in another council’s area.
Preferences
List as many schools as the form allows — you’ll see the limit when you start your application. Rank in your true order; schools never see it.
Own-criteria schools
Some Milton Keynes secondaries are academies or faith schools that set their own entry criteria — check each school’s page for extra forms before the deadline.
Plain-English guides
Primary admissions, explained
The 15 January deadline and how Reception offers work.
Secondary admissions, explained
The 31 October deadline and the traps that come earlier.
How school appeals work
Your right to appeal, and honest odds of success.
Waiting lists, explained
How they're ordered, and why positions move both ways.
03 / NEARBY
Looking across the border?
Families near Milton Keynes often also shortlist schools in these neighbouring council areas.