High Ash Church of England Primary SchoolWater Hall Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

High Ash Church of England Primary School and Water Hall Primary School are primary schools.

  • High Ash Church of England Primary School scores 49 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Water Hall Primary School scores 32 out of 100 (grade F, weak). High Ash Church of England Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • High Ash Church of England Primary School was judged Requires improvement and Water Hall Primary School was judged the expected standard.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 73.0% for High Ash Church of England Primary School and 27.0% for Water Hall Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at High Ash Church of England Primary School (73.0% in 2022-23, 73.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Water Hall Primary School (16.0% in 2022-23, 27.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

High Ash Church of England Primary School versus Water Hall Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure High Ash Church of England Primary SchoolMilton KeynesWater Hall Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD49/100Stronger figureF32/100
Local ranking108th of 180 in Buckinghamshire 62nd of 86 in Milton Keynes
InspectionOfsted: Requires improvementOfsted: GoodStronger figure
School typeVoluntary controlled school Academy sponsor led
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll260 205
Capacity315 345
LocationMK17 9AS Milton Keynes, MK2 3QF
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard73.0% Stronger figure27.0% 62.0%
At higher standard10.0% Stronger figure0.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score108.0 Stronger figure98.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score105.0 Stronger figure100.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census260 205
Free school meals (ever 6)21.9% 61.6%
English as an additional language6.5% 26.3%
SEN support15.4% 30.2%
SEN with an EHC plan1.5% 2.9%
Attendance
Overall absence5.7% Stronger figure6.5% 6.2%
Persistent absence12.4% Stronger figure22.4% 15.8%

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.

High Ash Church of England Primary School

Water Hall Primary School

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