Best Secondary Schools in Milton Keynes

We checked all 18 secondary schools in Milton Keynes and list every one: 15 ranked, then 3 without a rank.

Schools checked
18
Ranked
15
Without a rank
3

Ranks combine 2024/25 GCSE results, worth 60% of each school's score, with the latest Ofsted outcome, worth 40%, as how we rank schools sets out. Rank 1 is the highest score in Milton Keynes. Schools with the same score share a rank. Schools without published results or an Ofsted outcome follow the ranked schools, in name order.

Milton Keynes also has 88 primary schools, ranked on SATs results and Ofsted. Every school in the area is also listed with the other schools in Milton Keynes.

Ranked secondary schools in Milton Keynes

  1. 1

    Watling Academy

    Free school, 1,767 pupils, inspected May 2023

    Ofsted: Outstanding
    Attainment 8
    50.4
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    55.2%

  2. 2

    Denbigh School

    Academy, 1,778 pupils, inspected January 2019

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    54.3
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    68%

  3. 3

    Oakgrove School

    Academy, 2,527 pupils, inspected June 2019

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    54.7
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    66.6%

  4. 4

    Kents Hill Park all-through school

    Free school, 1,056 pupils, inspected October 2022

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    50.2
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    56.4%

  5. 5

    Walton High

    Academy, 2,969 pupils, inspected May 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    46.4
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    46.8%

  6. 6

    Shenley Brook End School

    Academy, 1,845 pupils, inspected January 2015

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    45.4
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    44.4%

  7. 7

    The Hazeley Academy

    Academy, 1,594 pupils, inspected June 2015

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    45.4
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    41.9%

  8. 8

    Elizabeth Woodville School

    Academy, 1,124 pupils, inspected March 2025

    Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good
    Attainment 8
    44.9
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    41.4%

  9. 9

    St Paul's Catholic School

    Local authority maintained, 1,890 pupils, inspected March 2016

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    44.9
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    37.6%

  10. 10

    Fulbrook School

    Academy, 551 pupils, inspected January 2026

    Report card: Expected standard
    Attainment 8
    42.9
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    37%

  11. 10

    Lord Grey Academy

    Academy, 1,446 pupils, inspected June 2026

    Report card: Expected standard
    Attainment 8
    40.4
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    41.4%

  12. 12

    The Milton Keynes Academy

    Academy, 923 pupils, inspected May 2025

    Ofsted judgements: Good
    Attainment 8
    40.8
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    33.9%

  13. 13

    The Radcliffe School

    Local authority maintained, 1,192 pupils, inspected March 2025

    Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good
    Attainment 8
    38.2
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    32.2%

  14. 14

    Lift Sir Herbert Leon

    Academy, 589 pupils, inspected October 2024

    Ofsted judgements: Good
    Attainment 8
    33.7
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    24.3%

  15. 15

    Stantonbury School

    Academy, 1,409 pupils, inspected March 2026

    Report card: Urgent improvement to expected standard
    Attainment 8
    32.8
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    26.4%

Secondary schools in Milton Keynes without a rank