Watling Academy
About the school
Watling 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.
- Latest inspection
- 16 May 2023
- Published
- 2 July 2023
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
- Latest outcome
- Outstanding
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Not applicable
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 50.4
- 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
- 55.20%
- Milton Keynes
- 44.20%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 77.90%
- Milton Keynes
- 63.30%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 72.40%
- Milton Keynes
- 40.30%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 4.74
- Milton Keynes
- 3.94
- England
- 4.09
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1500
Girls
48.60%
Boys
51.40%
SEN support
9.87%
Education, health and care plan
2.67%
English as an additional language
25.30%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
23.93%
Overall absence
7.88
Persistent absence
22.33