The Radcliffe School
About the school
The Radcliffe School 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.
- Latest inspection
- 4 March 2025
- Published
- 29 April 2025
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
- Latest outcome
- Not judged
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Requires improvement
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
Attainment 8
- School
- 38.2
- 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
- 32.20%
- Milton Keynes
- 44.20%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 52.60%
- Milton Keynes
- 63.30%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 62.60%
- Milton Keynes
- 40.30%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 3.43
- Milton Keynes
- 3.94
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- C
Average A-level points
- School
- 29.41
AAB or better
- School
- 19.20%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1210
Girls
51.07%
Boys
48.93%
SEN support
16.61%
Education, health and care plan
3.06%
English as an additional language
16.20%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
40.96%
Overall absence
9.72
Persistent absence
26.39
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
206
Sustained education or employment
90%
Education
83%
Apprenticeship
3%
Employment
4%
Not sustained
5%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
72
Sustained education or employment
83%
Higher education
39%
Further education
3%
Apprenticeship
8%
Employment
33%