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Sherington Church of England School

URN
110407
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Sherington Church of England School
URN
110407
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4-7
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Strong

73 / 100

Strong

Academic Outcomes

—

Inspection

68

Admissions Value

—

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

85

School Compass rankings

Top 50% of primary schools in England

Top 50% nationally

#32 of 78 schools in Milton Keynes

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Consider

This school has a mixed profile and may warrant further investigation.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Target school
  • Admissions pressure: Very high competition
  • Admissions risk: Very high risk

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  • Alternative schools
  • Admissions warnings

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Crime & Safety

Safety information unavailable.

Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.
  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.

Question 1: Is it a good school?

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Your decision briefing for Sherington Church of England School

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Question 2

Can we realistically get in?

  • Data confidence: Moderate confidence
  • Admissions pressure: Competitive
  • Personalised application strategy available
  • 8 alternative schools identified

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  • Postcode-specific likelihood
  • Offer probability
  • Waiting list position
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Can we realistically get in?

School Compass Admissions Advantage

Admissions strategy for Sherington Church of England School

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Ofsted inspections

Ungraded inspection
Latest publication date
21 January 2025
Inspection date
12 November 2024
Inspection type
-
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Outcome

    Standards maintained

    Graded 21 January 2025

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Inspection history

Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

Admissions

Very High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Reception in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

3

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

20

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

3

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

6.67×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
Milton Keynes
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a primary school place (Milton Keynes)
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)
School website
www.sheringtonceschool.co.uk

If the portal link opens GOV.UK, select Milton Keynes to reach your council's application system.

Performance & outcomes

Performance information is not currently available for this school.

Location

MK16 9NF - School Lane, Sherington, Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire

Contact details

Address
School Lane, Sherington, Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire
Postcode
MK16 9NF
Phone
1908218247
Website
www.sheringtonceschool.co.uk
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Milton Keynes
Local authority code
826

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 238 schools in Milton Keynes.

Authority statistics

Total schools

238

Open schools

124

Closed schools

114

Primary schools

151

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
21 January 202512 November 2024-Standards maintainedView report for inspection published 21 January 2025
  • Standards maintained

    Published
    21 January 2025
    Inspected
    12 November 2024
    Type
    -
    Report
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

Offer rate

15.0%

Offers as a share of applications

First preference offers: 3

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

Secondary schools

25

Special schools

0

Phase distribution

  • Primary151 (64.0%)
  • Secondary25 (10.6%)
  • Special0 (0.0%)
  • Other60 (25.4%)

Nearby schools

School nameDistancePhaseStatus
Filgrave School2.7 kmNot applicableClosed
Emberton School3.2 kmPrimaryClosed
Cedars Primary School3.3 kmPrimaryOpen
Cedars County Middle School3.3 kmMiddle deemed primaryClosed
Tickford Park Primary School3.4 kmPrimaryOpen
Tickford Park Primary School3.4 kmPrimaryClosed
Riverside First School3.4 kmPrimaryClosed
Lovat School3.4 kmPrimaryClosed
North Crawley CofE School3.9 kmPrimaryOpen
Portfields Primary School4.0 kmPrimaryOpen
  • Filgrave School
    Distance
    2.7 km
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • Emberton School
    Distance
    3.2 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Cedars Primary School
    Distance
    3.3 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Cedars County Middle School
    Distance
    3.3 km
    Phase
    Middle deemed primary
    Status
    Closed

Similar schools

Same phase (Primary) and local authority (Milton Keynes)

School namePhasePostcodeStatus
Abbeys First SchoolPrimaryMK3 6PSClosed
Abbeys Primary SchoolPrimaryMK3 6PSOpen
Ashbrook SchoolPrimaryMK8 8NAOpen
Ashbrook SchoolPrimaryMK8 8NAClosed
Barleyhurst Park PrimaryPrimaryMK3 7NAOpen
  • Abbeys First School
    Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    MK3 6PS
    Status
    Closed
  • Abbeys Primary School
    Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    MK3 6PS
    Status
    Open
  • Ashbrook School
    Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    MK8 8NA
    Status
    Open
  • Ashbrook School
    Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    MK8 8NA
    Status
    Closed
  • Barleyhurst Park Primary
Tickford Park Primary School
Distance
3.4 km
Phase
Primary
Status
Open
  • Tickford Park Primary School
    Distance
    3.4 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Riverside First School
    Distance
    3.4 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Lovat School
    Distance
    3.4 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • North Crawley CofE School
    Distance
    3.9 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Portfields Primary School
    Distance
    4.0 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    MK3 7NA
    Status
    Open