Milton Keynes
Watling Academy
GCSE results 2026: every Milton Keynes school ranked · how England did
Dependable results for a comprehensive intake; the journey is the main thing to weigh.
What the data says
Published data, read plainly. It tells you what to check next; it does not guarantee a place or replace your local authority’s admissions guidance.
Attainment 8 of 49.1 is close to the national average of around 46.
- 49.1
- Attainment 8
- 53%
- 5+ Eng & Maths
- 2025/2026
- Academic year
No Progress 8 data is available for this school in the years we hold.
Admissions realism depends on your home postcode and the school's published allocation data. Enter your postcode on this page to get a more specific assessment, and always verify the latest policy on the school's official admissions page.
What to do next
- Verify the school's official admissions policy
- Book an open day or school visit
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Starting school in September 2027
- Secondary (Year 7): apply by 31 October 2026; offers on 1 March 2027.
National dates for England. You apply through the council where you live, even for a school in another council.
Admissions and catchment
Year 7 entry · Milton Keynes council allocation figures, 2026–2026
Add a postcode to see where you would sit against past cut-offs.
Last distance offered in 2026: 2.8 km (1.73 miles), the furthest a child offered a place lived from the school. Add your postcode to see where you would sit.
Why we say “Add your postcode”
- In 2026 the furthest child offered a place lived 2.8 km (1.73 miles) from the school: the last distance offered. Milton Keynes printed 1.732 miles (national offer day).
What could change this
- We measure a straight line from your postcode centre. The council measures from your home address, sometimes along walking routes, so treat anything near the line with care.
- Cut-offs move every year with the number of applicants and siblings.
- Children with an EHC plan, looked-after children and siblings are usually offered places before distance is used.
- Past allocations never guarantee a place.
Rings are straight-line distance from the school, not a catchment boundary. Councils measure from your home address, sometimes along walking routes, and the distance changes every year.
Last distance offered
Furthest child offered a place.
Pupils on roll
School census count against building capacity
79% full. Source: Get Information about Schools, 26 September 2026. A full school can still have places in the entry year.
Sources — check them yourself
- 2026 (national offer day): Milton Keynes council allocation figures (PDF, page 2)
- Official admissions page: Milton Keynes. Use its address checker or booklet to confirm your own position.
Figures collected from council publications on 27 September 2026 and shown as printed, converted to km. Years the council did not publish are left blank. Past allocations never guarantee a place.
Applications and offers
National offer day figures that councils report to the Department for Education. These are counts only: they do not show how far away the last child offered a place lived.
Year 7 entry
| Year of entry | Places offered | Put it first | First choices offered | Applications (any preference) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 351 | 380 | 305 (80%) | 1,006 |
| September 2025 | 356 | 375 | 298 (79%) | 1,093 |
| September 2024 | 299 | 444 | 272 (61%) | 1,188 |
| September 2023 | 326 | 323 | 256 (79%) | 980 |
| September 2022 | 352 | 279 | 251 (90%) | 910 |
Source: Department for Education: Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, school-level data, published 18 June 2026. “–” means the figure was not published. The council’s own allocation figures are the official record: check Milton Keynes’s admissions page for cut-off distances, the admission rules and this year’s dates.
Performance over time
Attainment 8 over time
Historical results
| Year | Pupils | Att8 | P8 | 5+ E&M | 7+ E&M | EBacc % | EBacc APS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/2026 (provisional) | 299 | 49.1 | — | 52.8% | 16.1% | — | — |
| 2024/2025 | 181 | 50.4 | — | 55.2% | — | 72.4% | 4.7 |
| 2023/2024 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022/2023 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021/2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
EBacc figures stop at 2024/2025: the DfE no longer publishes them from 2025/2026.
Nearby and similar schools
Other secondary schools in Milton Keynes for local comparison.
School information
| URN | 147860 |
| Local authority | Milton Keynes |
| Region | South East |
| Phase | Secondary |
| Type | Free schools |
| Gender of entry | Mixed |
| Age range | 11-18 |
| Headteacher | Emma Anderson |
| Trust | THE ALLIANCE SCHOOLS TRUST |
| Admissions | Non-selective |
| Religious character | None |
| Postcode | MK8 1EP |
| Pupils | 1,500 |
| FSM eligible | 22.7% |
Contact and identifiers
Barrosa Way, Milton Keynes, MK8 1EP
https://watlingacademy.net/View local authority page1908794094| DfE number | 4007 |
| UKPRN | 10086450 |
| Opened | 1 Sept 2020 |
| GIAS updated | 5 Mar 2026 |
Data sources and freshness
| Official record updated | 5 Mar 2026 |
| Latest KS4 year | 2025/2026 |
| Latest KS2 year | — |
| Ofsted published | 2 Jul 2023 |
Latest Ofsted inspection
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Safeguarding | Effective |
| Inspection type | S5 Inspection |
| Category of concern | — |
| Inspection date | 16 May 2023 |
| Publication date | 2 Jul 2023 |