Secondary
Watling Academy
Barrosa Way, Milton Keynes, MK8 1EP
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 1767 of 2250 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.2
- Local authority
- Milton Keynes
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Trust
- THE ALLIANCE SCHOOLS TRUST
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 66.0
- All staff (FTE)
- 108.4
- Pupils per adult
- 11.1
- Pupils
- 1,203
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected May 2023
Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Leadership and governanceOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
Inspected under the previous framework, which used its own four-point scale. Ofsted now publishes a report card grading several areas separately, so these grades are not directly comparable with a recent inspection’s.
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)GCSE results
55%
14 points above the Milton Keynes average (41% across 13 schools)
50.4
6.9 above the Milton Keynes average (43.5 across 13 schools)
1st of 13 by our score, among the secondary schools in Milton Keynes we can score - 14 in total, the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 50.4 |
| EBacc average point score | 4.74 |
| Entered the EBacc | 72% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 78% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 55% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Barrosa Way, Milton Keynes, MK8 1EP
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
Milton Keynes admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Emma Anderson
- Address
- Barrosa Way, Milton Keynes, MK8 1EP
- Telephone
- 01908794094