The Premier Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Outstanding
Oct 17 2018 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4 - 11 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
None
Sixth Form
Not applicable
Local authority
Milton Keynes
Unique reference
136275
Address
Saffron Street, Bletchley, MK2 3AH

Pupils

Number of Pupils
621 (100% of total capacity)
Boys
49.8%
Girls
50.2%
First language not English
63.4%
Free school meals (FSM)
35.4%
Persistent absence
15.4%
Special education needs (SEN)
32.2%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 29%
African 15.5%
Bangladeshi 13%
Other White 12.1%
Mixed 8.7%
Pakistani 7.2%
Indian 6%
Other Asian 2.9%
Other Black 1.6%
Caribbean 1.4%
Chinese 1.4%
Other 0.8%
Irish 0.3%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage0.8
WritingAverage0.7
MathsAverage0.1
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 66%
Local authority average 59%
England average 61%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 14%
Local authority average 9%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 106
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 105
Local authority average 104
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

The Premier Academy

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
88
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
104
2nd preference
48
3rd preference
14
From another Local Authority
5
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
87
2nd preference
1
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes28.2
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher29.8
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher27.2
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
90
44
46
Year 1
88
38
50
Year 2
91
47
44
Year 3
88
43
45
Year 4
90
46
44
Year 5
84
41
43
Year 6
90
50
40
Year 2023-2024