Oakgrove SchoolDenbigh School

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

Summary of the comparison

This page compares Oakgrove School and Denbigh School in Milton Keynes.

  • Oakgrove School scores 65 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Denbigh School scores 65 out of 100 (grade C, average). Our score is the same for each of them on the data available.

  • Oakgrove School was judged Good and Denbigh School was judged Good.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 54.6 for Oakgrove School and 54.3 for Denbigh School.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Oakgrove School (59.2 in 2021-22, 54.6 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Denbigh School (54.0 in 2021-22, 54.3 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Oakgrove School versus Denbigh School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure Milton KeynesOakgrove SchoolMilton KeynesDenbigh SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC65/100C65/100
Local ranking1st of 15 in Milton Keynes Stronger figure2nd of 15 in Milton Keynes
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhaseAll-through Secondary
Age range3-19 11-19
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll2,505 1,784
Capacity2,132 1,700
LocationMilton Keynes, MK10 9JQ Milton Keynes, MK5 6EX
GCSE results
Attainment 854.6 Stronger figure54.3 46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths66.4% 68.0% Stronger figure45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths81.5% Stronger figure78.9% 64.8%
Entering EBacc41.9% 71.1% Stronger figure40.5%
EBacc average point score4.85 5.25 Stronger figure4.09
Cohort298 266
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard85.0% Not reported62.0%
At higher standard5.0% Not reported8.0%
Reading average scaled score108.0 Not reported106.0
Maths average scaled score108.0 Not reported105.0
A-level results
A-level entries191 223
A-level average points32.5 32.8 Stronger figure35.0
A-level average gradeC+ C+
Best 3 A-levels points34.5 Stronger figure34.2 35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects11.8% 17.0% Stronger figure17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census2,505 1,784
Free school meals (ever 6)17.2% 19.3%
English as an additional language25.9% 22.0%
SEN support6.3% 9.0%
SEN with an EHC plan1.8% 1.8%
Attendance
Overall absence6.7% 6.4% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence15.9% 14.3% 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.

GCSE Attainment 8

GCSE Progress 8

A-level average points

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.

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