Secondary schools in Milton Keynes
Where pupils go after Year 11 and after sixth form, school by school, with GCSE results. Destinations are for the 2023 leavers; results are from 2025.
Milton Keynes has 16 state-funded secondary schools. Of the 3,422 pupils who finished Year 11 here in 2023, 89% stayed in education (England 86%): 50% in a school sixth form, 36% at a further education college.
Apprenticeships take 2% of leavers, well below the England rate of 3%.
After sixth form, 37% of students in Milton Keynes went to university (England 37%), and 14% of level 3 students reached one of the most selective universities (England 19%).
GCSE results in 2025: Attainment 8 of 44.2 against 46.1 for England; 44% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in English and maths (England 45%).
After Year 11: Milton Keynes against England
| Measure | Milton Keynes | England |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 3,422 | 607,348 |
| Stayed in education | 89% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 50% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | — | 13% |
| — further education college | 36% | 37% |
| Apprenticeship | 2% | 3% |
| Employment | 2% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 5% | 6% |
Where each school’s Year 11 leavers went
One band per school, sorted by the size of its 2023 Year 11 cohort. Band width is pupils; hover a band for the share, click a school for its profile. Counts are worked back from the percentages DfE publishes, so a band can be out by a pupil.
Map of secondary schools in Milton Keynes
Darker blue means a larger share of Year 11 leavers stayed in education. Click a school for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors.
State-funded secondary schools (16)
Sorted by name. Click a school for its full picture. “Stayed in education” counts school sixth forms, sixth form colleges and FE colleges together.
| School | Pupils | Stayed in education | School sixth form | FE college | Apprenticeship | To university | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brooklands AcademyAcademy converter | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Denbigh SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,778 | 91% | 64% | 25% | 2% | 63% | 54.3 | 68% |
| E-Act Ousedale SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 2,239 | 87% | 56% | 30% | 3% | 57% | 49.4 | 50% |
| Glebe Farm SchoolFree schools | 1,188 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kents Hill Park all-through schoolFree schools | 1,056 | 86% | 56% | 30% | 4% | — | 50.2 | 56% |
| Lift Sir Herbert LeonAcademy sponsor led | 589 | 63% | 17% | 44% | 0% | — | 33.7 | 24% |
| Lord Grey AcademyAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 1,446 | 85% | 38% | 45% | 2% | 46% | 40.4 | 41% |
| Oakgrove SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 2,527 | 93% | 67% | 24% | 3% | 65% | 54.7 | 67% |
| Shenley Brook End SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,845 | 93% | 55% | 38% | 2% | 64% | 45.4 | 44% |
| Stantonbury SchoolAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 1,409 | 84% | 23% | 60% | 2% | 44% | 32.8 | 26% |
| St Paul's Catholic SchoolVoluntary aided school · sixth form | 1,890 | 94% | 67% | 25% | — | 67% | 44.9 | 38% |
| The Hazeley AcademyAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,594 | 88% | 59% | 29% | 2% | 64% | 45.4 | 42% |
| The Milton Keynes AcademyAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 923 | 85% | 29% | 55% | 3% | — | 40.8 | 34% |
| The Radcliffe SchoolFoundation school · sixth form | 1,192 | 83% | 47% | 36% | 3% | 39% | 38.2 | 32% |
| Walton HighAcademy converter · sixth form | 2,969 | 94% | 57% | 36% | 1% | 55% | 46.4 | 47% |
| Watling AcademyFree schools · sixth form | 1,767 | — | — | — | — | — | 50.4 | 55% |
Independent schools, colleges and special schools with published data (8)
| School | Pupils | Stayed in education | School sixth form | FE college | Apprenticeship | To university | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milton Keynes Collegecollege · Further education | — | — | — | — | — | 12% | — | — |
| Baytul Ilm Secondary Schoolindependent · Other independent school | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | 56.8 | 81% |
| The Webber Independent Schoolindependent · Other independent school | 271 | — | — | — | — | — | 61.1 | 76% |
| Slated Row Schoolspecial · Community special school · sixth form | 232 | 100% | 0% | 5% | 0% | — | — | — |
| The Redway Schoolspecial · Community special school · sixth form | 186 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | — | — | — |
| The Woodlands Schoolspecial · Community special school · sixth form | 239 | 100% | 0% | 6% | 0% | — | — | — |
| White Spire Schoolspecial · Community special school · sixth form | 170 | 100% | 0% | 13% | 0% | — | — | — |
| Stephenson Academystate · Academy special sponsor led | 120 | 63% | 0% | 38% | 0% | — | 6.0 | 0% |