Bushfield SchoolNew Bradwell Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Milton Keynes.

Summary of the comparison

Bushfield School and New Bradwell Primary School are primary schools in Milton Keynes.

  • Bushfield School scores 53 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and New Bradwell Primary School scores 64 out of 100 (grade C, average). New Bradwell Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Bushfield School was judged Good and New Bradwell Primary School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 78.0% for Bushfield School and 54.0% for New Bradwell Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Bushfield School (55.0% in 2022-23, 78.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at New Bradwell Primary School (60.0% in 2022-23, 54.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Bushfield School versus New Bradwell Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure Milton KeynesBushfield SchoolMilton KeynesNew Bradwell Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD53/100C64/100Stronger figure
Local ranking42nd of 86 in Milton Keynes 14th of 86 in Milton Keynes Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeFoundation school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range7-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll373 623
Capacity480 630
LocationMilton Keynes, MK12 5JG Milton Keynes, MK13 0BQ
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard78.0% Stronger figure54.0% 62.0%
At higher standard9.0% Stronger figure4.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score110.0 Stronger figure103.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score108.0 Stronger figure102.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census373 623
Free school meals (ever 6)33.2% 32.9%
English as an additional language26.3% 34.5%
SEN support11.3% 11.1%
SEN with an EHC plan2.4% 7.1%
Attendance
Overall absence5.7% 5.4% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence15.0% 12.4% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Bushfield School

New Bradwell Primary School

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