Archive for February 2020

18 December 2019 Pupils at Monkston School are celebrating achieving the best average SATs scores in reading and mathematics in Milton Keynes and for being ranked 18th out of 20,553 schools nationally for the percentage of pupils achieving a combined greater depth score. Published in the Department for Education’s overall performance tables, Monkston’s results show how…

20 December 2019   In recognition of Oakgrove’s exceptional sporting achievements in 2019, the school was presented with Sport MK’s Secondary School Award at this year’s ceremony. The annual event is held to acknowledge outstanding amateur achievements in sport, either through personal performance or through a contribution an individual may make as an organiser and…

17 December 2019 For the second year running, Middleton Primary School has been ranked first for attainment in Milton Keynes, in the Department for Education performance tables. Middleton has also been placed as the 8th highest performing large primary in the country for its Key Stage 2 SATs results. A fantastic early Christmas present for…

25 October 2019 Prime Minister Boris Johnson toured Middleton School accompanied by two Year 6 pupils. He observed children solving problems on laptops, joined in with a creative art class and answered questions from Middleton’s Pupil Voice.    

11 October 2019 What is it like to eat, sleep and go to the toilet in space were all important questions needing answering, when astronaut Don Thomas visited Oakgrove School. The Ohio born astronaut, who has flown four space shuttle missions during his 20 year career with NASA, explained to pupils how gravity affects the…

22 August 2019 The sun was certainly shining on Oakgrove students when they received their GCSE results and were congratulated by Schools Minister Lord Agnew. An impressive 76.5% of students achieved grades 9 – 4 in English and Mathematics, with over 20% of all GCSEs being graded 9-7. The student’s strong performance in their GCSEs…

15 August 2019 Students, staff and parents at Oakgrove School have celebrated an increase in attainment across all A Level subjects and applied courses and were delighted with the recognition from Schools Minister Lord Agnew of Oulton. The number of students awarded A level grades A* – B has risen by 6%, with over 80%…

13 April 2019 Kents Hill Park’s pupils shared their inspired and thought provoking ideas on how a more successful city centre in Milton Keynes can be created for young people, when the school hosted an MK Futures 2050 event, which focused on ‘Renaissance:CMK’ and ‘The Creative and Cultured City’. Following a presentation by MK Futures…

15 February 2019 Pupils and staff at the recently opened Kents Hill Park Primary and Secondary welcomed Iain Stewart MP into their schools to give him a guided tour of their brand new state-of-the-art facilities and to discuss the hot political topics of the day. The secondary school’s Head Boy, Head Girl and their Deputies…

6 February 2019 The very high standard of academic achievement, hard work and professionalism by staff at Middleton Primary School has been recognised in a joint congratulatory letter from the Secretary of State for Education, the Rt Hon Damian Hinds MP and the Minister of State for School Standards, the Rt Hon Nick Gibb MP.…