St Bernadette's Catholic Primary SchoolMonkston Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School and Monkston Primary School are primary schools in Milton Keynes.

  • St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School scores 66 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Monkston Primary School scores 63 out of 100 (grade C, average). St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School was judged Good and Monkston 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 61.0% for St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School and 73.0% for Monkston Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School (67.0% in 2022-23, 61.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Monkston Primary School (65.0% in 2022-23, 73.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School versus Monkston Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure Milton KeynesSt Bernadette's Catholic Primary SchoolMilton KeynesMonkston Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC66/100Stronger figureC63/100
Local ranking12th of 86 in Milton Keynes Stronger figure15th of 86 in Milton Keynes
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeVoluntary aided school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll419 410
Capacity450 420
LocationMilton Keynes, MK10 9PH Milton Keynes, MK10 9LA
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard61.0% 73.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard15.0% 18.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score107.0 107.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score105.0 107.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census419 410
Free school meals (ever 6)16.4% 13.9%
English as an additional language49.6% 36.8%
SEN support12.4% 11.0%
SEN with an EHC plan1.4% 1.0%
Attendance
Overall absence3.3% Stronger figure4.6% 6.2%
Persistent absence5.0% Stronger figure9.9% 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.

St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School

Monkston Primary School

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