Primary school in Milton Keynes
Glastonbury Thorn School
Pigott Drive, Shenley Church End, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK5 6BX
Ofsted
Inspected under the current framework, which gives no overall grade, on 10 June 2025.
Inspections since September 2024 do not give an overall grade, so there is no one-word judgement to report. The full report sets out what inspectors found.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 136
- Places
- 180
- How full
- 76% full — 136 of 180 places taken, so places are likely to be available
- Girls / boys
- 55 / 81
- Overall absence
- 5%
- Persistently absent
- 16%
primary schools average 5.2%
primary schools average 12.8% — pupils missing 10% or more of sessions
- Free school meals, last 6 years
- 13%
- English as an additional language
- 30%
- With an EHC plan
- 3%
- On SEN support
- 13%
England 25.7%
England 18.7%
England 3.5%
England 15%
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Milton Keynes 037D, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 52%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 11%
- Households owning their home
- 76%
- Households in social housing
- 9%
- Households with no car
- 10%
- Adults economically inactive
- 37%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 4–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Jonathan Cursley
- Local authority
- Milton Keynes
- Ward
- Loughton & Shenley
- Constituency
- Milton Keynes Central
- URN
- 110400
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loughton SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 66% | 0.5 mi |
| Caroline Haslett Primary SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 87% | 0.5 mi |
| Loughton Manor First SchoolCommunity school | Good 2024 | — | 0.7 mi |
| Long Meadow SchoolCommunity school | Good 2024 | 62% | 0.9 mi |
| Christ the Sower Ecumenical Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Good 2023 | 67% | 1.1 mi |
| Merebrook Infant SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2022 | — | 1.1 mi |
| Emerson Valley SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2022 | — | 1.1 mi |
| Oxley Park AcademyAcademy converter | Good 2022 | 65% | 1.2 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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