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About the school

Lord Grey Academy is an open secondary school in Milton Keynes.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.

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Latest inspection
2 June 2026
Published
30 June 2026
Inspection type
S5 Inspection

Published inspection outcomes

Safeguarding

Met

Inclusion

Expected standard

Curriculum and teaching

Expected standard

Achievement

Expected standard

Attendance and behaviour

Expected standard

Personal development and wellbeing

Expected standard

Post-16 provision

Expected standard

Leadership and governance

Expected standard

Previous inspection framework

These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.

Overall effectiveness

Good

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour and attitudes

Good

Personal development

Good

Leadership and management

Good

Safeguarding

Yes

Early years

Not applicable

Sixth form

Good

Results and school context

GCSE and key stage 4

249 pupils

Attainment 8

School
40.4
Milton Keynes
44.2
England
46.1

Progress 8

The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.

School
N/A
Milton Keynes
N/A
England
N/A

English and maths grade 5+

School
41.40%
Milton Keynes
44.20%
England
45.40%

English and maths grade 4+

School
63.10%
Milton Keynes
63.30%
England
64.80%

EBacc entry

School
18.50%
Milton Keynes
40.30%
England
40.50%

EBacc average point score

School
3.5
Milton Keynes
3.94
England
4.09

A levels and sixth form

52 A-level students

Average A-level grade

School
C-

Average A-level points

School
25.9

AAB or better

School
0.00%

Pupil context and attendance

DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.

Pupils on roll

1431

Girls

49.62%

Boys

50.38%

SEN support

15.86%

Education, health and care plan

2.80%

English as an additional language

15.00%

Eligible for free school meals in the past six years

34.67%

Overall absence

8.91

Persistent absence

26.16

Pupil destinations

DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.

After Key Stage 4

Cohort

252

Sustained education or employment

90%

Education

85%

Apprenticeship

2%

Employment

3%

Not sustained

7%

After 16–18 study

Cohort

76

Sustained education or employment

82%

Higher education

46%

Further education

0%

Apprenticeship

5%

Employment

30%

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