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Oakgrove School[1]

Secondary · All-through · ages 3–19

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Headline results

Attainment 8
A8 54 53.5 2025/26[2]
A-level average grade
AL C+ C+ 2024/25[3]
KS2 reading, writing & maths: expected standard
KS2 85% 85% 2024/25[4]

Results

GCSE (key stage 4)

Attainment 8
53.5 2025/26[2]
Grade 5+ in English & maths
62% 2025/26[2]
Grade 7+ in English & maths
24.9% 2025/26[2]
Progress 8
+0.19 2023/24[5]
Progress 8, 2025/26
Not calculated[6]
Progress 8, 2024/25
Not calculated[6]
Earlier years
Year Attainment 8 Grade 5+ in English & maths Grade 7+ in English & maths Progress 8
2024/25 54.7[7] 66.6%[7]
2023/24 52.5[5] 61.5%[5] +0.19[5]
2022/23 56.1[8] 66%[8] +0.39[8]
2021/22 59.2[9] 75%[9] +0.51[9]

A level (16–18)

A-level average grade
C+ 2024/25[3]
AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
11.8% 2024/25[3]
All results, 2020/21
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[10]
All results, 2019/20
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[10]
Earlier years
Year A-level average grade AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
2023/24 C+[11] 18%[11]
2022/23 C+[12] 17.4%[12]
2021/22 B[13] 23.9%[13]
2018/19 C+[14] 14.1%[14]

Primary (key stage 2)

Expected standard (reading, writing & maths)
85% 2024/25[4]
Higher standard (reading, writing & maths)
5% 2024/25[4]
Reading, average scaled score
108 2024/25[4]
Maths, average scaled score
108 2024/25[4]
All results, 2021/22
Not published[15]
All results, 2020/21
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[15]
All results, 2019/20
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[15]
Earlier years
Year Expected standard (reading, writing & maths) Higher standard (reading, writing & maths) Reading, average scaled score Maths, average scaled score
2023/24 75%[16] 3%[16] 106[16] 106[16]
2022/23 67%[17] 5%[17] 106[17] 106[17]
2018/19 73%[18] 17%[18] 106[18] 106[18]

Destinations after GCSEs

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
97% 2022/23[19]
School sixth form
67% 2022/23[19]
Sixth-form college
0% 2019/20[20]
Further education college
24% 2022/23[19]
Apprenticeship
3% 2022/23[19]
Employment
1% 2022/23[19]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment School sixth form Sixth-form college Further education college Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 97%[21] 66%[21] 25%[21] 1%[21] 3%[21]
2020/21 95%[22] 59%[22] 31%[22] 4%[22]
2019/20 96%[20] 60%[20] 0%[20] 33%[20] 1%[20] 1%[20]
2018/19 97%[23] 62%[23] 0%[23] 32%[23] 2%[23] 2%[23]

Destinations after 16–18 study

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
90% 2022/23[24]
UK higher education
65% 2022/23[24]
Education
67% 2022/23[24]
Apprenticeship
4% 2022/23[24]
Employment
19% 2022/23[24]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment UK higher education Education Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 89%[25] 67%[25] 71%[25] 2%[25] 16%[25]
2020/21 91%[26] 71%[26] 71%[26] 2%[26] 17%[26]
2019/20 93%[27] 72%[27] 74%[27] 5%[27] 14%[27]
2018/19 90%[28] 65%[28] 67%[28] 4%[28] 19%[28]

Higher education after 16–18 study

Progressed to higher education
78% 2021/22[29]
Top third of most selective universities
23% 2021/22[29]
Russell Group universities
19% 2019/20[30]
Oxford or Cambridge
2% 2019/20[30]
Earlier leavers
Left in Progressed to higher education Top third of most selective universities Russell Group universities Oxford or Cambridge
2020/21 78%[31] 30%[31]
2019/20 76%[30] 22%[30] 19%[30] 2%[30]
2018/19 79%[32] 26%[32] 22%[32] 0%[32]
2017/18 74%[33] 15%[33] 11%[33] 0%[33]

Shares of the pupils who left in the year shown. Russell Group and Oxford or Cambridge figures were published for leavers up to 2019/20 only.

Ofsted

Latest inspection
12 Nov 2024[34]
Type
Section 8 inspection of good and outstanding schools[34]
Report published
9 Dec 2024[34]
Safeguarding is effective?
Yes[34]
Outcomes for ungraded and monitoring inspections
Standards maintained[34]
Earlier inspections
InspectionTypeOverall
26 Jun 2019[35] S8 No Formal Designation Visit[35] Good[35]

Competition to get in

Applications and offers, Year 7

Applications per place
4.0 Entry Sept 2026[36]
Applications (any preference)
953 Entry Sept 2026[36]
First preferences
346 Entry Sept 2026[36]
Places offered
237 Entry Sept 2026[36]
First preferences per place
1.5 Entry Sept 2026[36]
Earlier years
Entry Applications First preferences Places offered Per place First preferences per place
Entry Sept 2025 974[36] 314[36] 238[36] 4.1[36] 1.3[36]
Entry Sept 2024 1056[36] 369[36] 230[36] 4.6[36] 1.6[36]
Entry Sept 2023 1038[36] 358[36] 236[36] 4.4[36] 1.5[36]
Entry Sept 2022 978[36] 312[36] 263[36] 3.7[36] 1.2[36]

Applications and offers, Reception

Applications per place
2.8 Entry Sept 2026[36]
Applications (any preference)
233 Entry Sept 2026[36]
First preferences
71 Entry Sept 2026[36]
Places offered
83 Entry Sept 2026[36]
First preferences per place
0.9 Entry Sept 2026[36]
Earlier years
Entry Applications First preferences Places offered Per place First preferences per place
Entry Sept 2025 282[36] 83[36] 90[36] 3.1[36] 0.9[36]
Entry Sept 2024 256[36] 77[36] 85[36] 3.0[36] 0.9[36]
Entry Sept 2023 263[36] 69[36] 88[36] 3.0[36] 0.8[36]
Entry Sept 2022 248[36] 80[36] 88[36] 2.8[36] 0.9[36]

Admissions

Places (published admission number), 11+ entry
210 Entry Sept 2027[37]

Character & practicalities

Type
Academy converter[1]
Ages
3–19[1]
Boys / girls
Mixed[1]
Sixth form
Yes[1]
Boarding
No boarders[1]
Capacity
2132[1]
Trust
KINGSBRIDGE EDUCATIONAL TRUST[1]
Local authority
Milton Keynes[1]
Website
http://www.oakgrove.school[1]
District
Milton Keynes[38]
Postcode
MK10 9JQ[1]
URN
136454[1]

School details as recorded in Get Information About Schools on 14 Oct 2026.

Pupils

Number on roll
2505 2024/25[39]
English as an additional language
25.9% 2024/25[39]
SEN support
6.3% 2024/25[39]
EHC plan
1.8% 2024/25[39]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
17.2% 2024/25[39]

Pupils' ethnicity 2025/26

White
44.8%[40]
Mixed
9.6%[40]
Asian
26.9%[40]
Black
14.9%[40]
Any other ethnic group
2.7%[40]
Unclassified
1.2%[40]

The school census's major ethnic groups as shares of the school's pupils, summed by us from the published counts. For information only: never used to rank, filter or colour schools.

Sources

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    Quote
    The School's published admission number (PAN) is 210; this relates to the admission of external pupils into Year 7. (p. 3)
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