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Holne Chase Primary School

URN
148229
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Holne Chase Primary School
URN
148229
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4-11
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Excellent

83 / 100

Excellent

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

88

Inspection

80

Admissions Value

72

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

100

School Compass rankings

Top 25% of primary schools in England

Top 25% nationally

#15 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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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Average
  • National comparison: Similar to national average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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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.

Question 1: Is it a good school?

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Your decision briefing for Holne Chase Primary 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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  • Competitiveness on published admissions data
  • Demand trends over recent admission cycles
  • Application portfolio balance across your shortlist
  • Accessible alternative schools in your area

Cannot tell you

  • Last admitted distance
  • Catchment boundaries
  • Postcode-specific likelihood
  • Offer probability
  • Waiting list position
  • Priority rules
  • Grammar / selective cut-offs

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Can we realistically get in?

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Admissions strategy for Holne Chase Primary School

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Ofsted inspections

Previous inspection framework
Latest publication date
20 December 2023
Inspection date
7 November 2023
Inspection type
Academy First Section 5
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Overall effectiveness

    Good

    Graded 20 December 2023

  • Quality of education

    Good

    Graded 20 December 2023

  • Behaviour and attitudes

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)

30

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

87

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

30

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

2.9×

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
https://holnechase.com/

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

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 2 (primary)

Key stage 2 (primary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 2 attainment for academic year 2024/25.

Reading expected standard

Reading expected %

87.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

87.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

87.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

80.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

MK3 5HP - Buckingham Road, Bletchley, Buckinghamshire

Contact details

Address
Buckingham Road, Bletchley, Buckinghamshire
Postcode
MK3 5HP
Phone
1908373640
Website
https://holnechase.com/
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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.

  • 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.
  • Good

    Graded 20 December 2023

  • Personal development

    Good

    Graded 20 December 2023

  • Leadership and management

    Good

    Graded 20 December 2023

  • Early years

    Good

    Graded 20 December 2023

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    Inspection history

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

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    20 December 20237 November 2023Academy First Section 5GoodView report for inspection published 20 December 2023
    • Good

      Published
      20 December 2023
      Inspected
      7 November 2023
      Type
      Academy First Section 5
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    34.5%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 29

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

    Writing progress

    Not published

    Maths progress

    Maths progress

    Not published

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    25

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

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

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Holne Chase Primary School1 mPrimaryClosed
    St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School617 mPrimaryOpen
    Castles First School632 mPrimaryClosed
    Queens School714 mNot applicableClosed
    Rickley Park Primary School775 mPrimaryClosed
    Rickley Junior School775 mPrimaryClosed
    Rickley Park Primary School775 mPrimaryOpen
    Lord Grey School834 mSecondaryClosed
    Cambian Bletchley Park School861 mNot applicableOpen
    Lord Grey Academy895 mSecondaryOpen
    • Holne Chase Primary School
      Distance
      1 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School
      Distance
      617 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • Castles First School
      Distance
      632 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Queens School
      Distance
      714 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      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
    Rickley Park Primary School
    Distance
    775 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Rickley Junior School
    Distance
    775 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Rickley Park Primary School
    Distance
    775 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Lord Grey School
    Distance
    834 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Closed
  • Cambian Bletchley Park School
    Distance
    861 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Open
  • Lord Grey Academy
    Distance
    895 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Open
  • Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    MK3 7NA
    Status
    Open