Walton HighKents Hill Park all-through school

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

Summary of the comparison

This page compares Walton High and Kents Hill Park all-through school in Milton Keynes.

  • Walton High scores 57 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Kents Hill Park all-through school scores 60 out of 100 (grade C, average). Kents Hill Park all-through school is ahead on our composite score.

  • Walton High was judged Good and Kents Hill Park all-through school was judged Good.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 46.4 for Walton High and 50.2 for Kents Hill Park all-through school.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Walton High (48.4 in 2021-22, 46.4 in 2024-25) and has risen at Kents Hill Park all-through school (45.5 in 2022-23, 50.2 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Walton High versus Kents Hill Park all-through school compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure Milton KeynesWalton HighMilton KeynesKents Hill Park all-through schoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC57/100C60/100Stronger figure
Local ranking7th of 15 in Milton Keynes 4th of 15 in Milton Keynes Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Free schools
PhaseSecondary All-through
Age range11-19 3-16
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll3,037 1,019
Capacity3,000 1,080
LocationMilton Keynes, MK7 7WH Milton Keynes, MK7 6BZ
GCSE results
Attainment 846.4 50.2 Stronger figure46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths46.8% 56.4% Stronger figure45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths67.1% 70.5% Stronger figure64.8%
Entering EBacc36.0% 59.0% Stronger figure40.5%
EBacc average point score4.06 4.62 Stronger figure4.09
Cohort483 156
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standardNot reported70.0% 62.0%
At higher standardNot reported0.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled scoreNot reported105.0 106.0
Maths average scaled scoreNot reported107.0 105.0
A-level results
A-level entries247 Not reported
A-level average points24.8 Not reported35.0
A-level average gradeD+ Not reported
Best 3 A-levels points25.3 Not reported35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects5.8% Not reported17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census3,037 1,019
Free school meals (ever 6)25.0% 30.7%
English as an additional language22.2% 19.9%
SEN support9.1% 16.3%
SEN with an EHC plan1.0% 1.9%
Attendance
Overall absence10.0% 8.0% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence31.1% 19.0% 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

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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