Oakgrove School
Venturer Gate, Middleton, Milton Keynes, MK10 9JQOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Oakgrove School is an all-through school in Milton Keynes for ages 3 to 19. It is one of the 121 schools in Milton Keynes. It ranks 3rd of 15 secondary schools in Milton Keynes. Its latest Ofsted rating is Good, from an inspection in June 2019.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 26 June 2019, report published 15 July 2019
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years provision
- Good
- Sixth form provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 12 November 2024
Pupils are proud to be members of this school. They are motivated by the school's high expectations, which support them to achieve well. Pupils learn the importance of the school's values of 'excellence, innovation and respect'. They demonstrate these through considerate conduct towards others and their positive attitudes to learning. Across lessons, the calm and focused atmosphere supports high-quality learning. The school's ethos of being a 'big school with a big heart' benefits pupils. Across the school, pupils are well-known by staff. They appreciate the warm and respectful relationships with staff across the school. Importantly, pupils are well known by staff. In the early years, staff enthusiastically develop children's self-confidence and familiarity with important routines. This lays the foundations for the positive behaviour pupils demonstrate across the school. Pupils attend well and enjoy learning. They are enthused by the range of wider opportunities provided by the school. Pupils enjoy the opportunity to try out and learn new skills through clubs such as 'Bee Club'. There is high participation in these. Pupils are well prepared for life in the wider world. They reflect on how trips, including residential and visiting speakers, broaden their horizons.
What the school should improve
- In a minority of subjects, changes to the curriculum are not yet fully embedded. As a result, in these subjects, pupils do not develop a secure understanding of important knowledge over time. The school needs to ensure that across all subjects, the curriculum supports all pupils to build secure understanding of important knowledge.
- The methods used in some teaching to check pupils' understanding do not identify whether they understand important knowledge well. As a result, some pupils can struggle to apply new learning because they lack understanding of some essential knowledge. The school needs to ensure that approaches to checking pupils' learning support teachers to address and fill knowledge gaps across all subjects.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
61 pupils took the tests
GCSE results (key stage 4), 2024/25
299 pupils in the year group
A level results (key stage 5), 2024/25
191 students
Average A level grade C+, England average B-
Pupil numbers and mix
2,527 pupils on roll, with places for 2,132
Schools near Oakgrove School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kents Hill Park all-through school | 0.6 miles | Ofsted: Good | Attainment 8: 50.2 |
| Walton High | 2 miles | Ofsted: Good | Attainment 8: 46.4 |
| Brooklands Academy | 2 miles | No Ofsted inspection | Not published |
| The Milton Keynes Academy | 2 miles | Ofsted judgements: Good | Attainment 8: 40.8 |
| Baytul Ilm Secondary School | 2 miles | No Ofsted inspection | Attainment 8: 56.8 |
School details
- School type
- Academy converter
- Sector
- Academy
- Trust
- KINGSBRIDGE EDUCATIONAL TRUST
- Age range
- 3 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery classes
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Mrs Nicola Irwin-Morris
- Phone
- 01908545300
- Address
- Venturer Gate, Middleton, Milton Keynes, MK10 9JQ
- Local authority
- Milton Keynes
- URN
- 136454
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.