Primary school in Newport Pagnell, Milton Keynes
Tickford Park Primary School
Avon Close, Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, MK16 9DH
Ofsted
Graded Good at its last graded inspection, on 19 October 2021.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 4 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 314
- Places
- 480
- How full
- 65% full — 314 of 480 places taken, so places are likely to be available
- Girls / boys
- 159 / 155
- Overall absence
- 5%
- Persistently absent
- 13%
primary schools average 5.2%
primary schools average 12.8% — pupils missing 10% or more of sessions
- Free school meals, last 6 years
- 16%
- English as an additional language
- 6%
- With an EHC plan
- 1%
- On SEN support
- 11%
England 25.7%
England 18.7%
England 3.5%
England 15%
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Milton Keynes 004D, 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
- 36%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 13%
- Households owning their home
- 65%
- Households in social housing
- 5%
- Households with no car
- 16%
- Adults economically inactive
- 30%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- THE GRAND UNION PARTNERSHIP
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Julie Stevens
- Local authority
- Milton Keynes
- Ward
- Newport Pagnell South
- Constituency
- Milton Keynes North
- URN
- 151293
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cedars Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2021 | 63% | 0.3 mi |
| Green Park SchoolFoundation school | Good 2024 | 49% | 0.7 mi |
| Portfields Primary SchoolFoundation school | Good 2023 | 69% | 1.2 mi |
| Giffard Park Primary SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 52% | 1.3 mi |
| Willen Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 73% | 1.5 mi |
| Brooksward SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 76% | 2 mi |
| Great Linford Primary SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 67% | 2 mi |
| Sherington Church of England SchoolVoluntary controlled school | No grade | — | 2.1 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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