Shenley Brook End School

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
Mar 6 2024 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 19 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
None
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Milton Keynes
Unique reference
136730
Address
Walbank Grove, Shenley Brook End, MK5 7ZT

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1883 (99% of total capacity)
Boys
52.8%
Girls
47.2%
First language not English
31.2%
Free school meals (FSM)
17%
Persistent absence
21.4%
Special education needs (SEN)
10.3%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 45.7%
Mixed 17.3%
African 9.9%
Other White 6.7%
Indian 5.8%
Chinese 3.8%
Other Asian 2.8%
Pakistani 2.5%
Other 1.8%
Bangladeshi 1.2%
Unclassified 0.9%
Caribbean 0.7%
Other Black 0.7%
Irish 0.3%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Entering EBacc

School 27%
Local authority average 40%
England average 41%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 44%
Local authority average 44%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 45.3
Local authority average 44.2
England average 45.9

EBacc average point score

School 3.98
Local authority average 3.93
England average 4.08
Year 2024-2025

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
ArabicGCSE1
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE58
BiologyGCSE79
Business Studies:SingleGCSE85
ChemistryGCSE93
ChineseGCSE11
Social Science: CitizenshipGCSE2
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE60
Design & TechnologyGCSE57
English LanguageGCSE304
Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Shenley Brook End School

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
296
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
227
2nd preference
253
3rd preference
187
From another Local Authority
12
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
227
2nd preference
40
3rd preference
22
To another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes22
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
301
156
145
Year 8
300
156
144
Year 9
300
154
146
Year 10
300
151
149
Year 11
304
163
141
Year 12
188
109
79
Year 13
190
105
85
Year 2024-2025

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
93.0%
88.3%
85.5%
Further education
38.0%
36.3%
36.9%
School sixth form
55.0%
51.3%
35.2%
Sixth form college
0.0%
0.1%
12.9%
Other education destinations
SP
0.6%
0.5%
Entering employment
1.0%
2.4%
2.6%
Entering apprenticeships
2.0%
2.1%
3.3%
Not in education or employment
2.0%
4.8%
5.7%
Destination unknown
1.0%
2.5%
3.0%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
69.0%
60.2%
60.1%
Top third higher education institutions
24.0%
14.3%
18.9%
Other study at level 4 or 5
1.0%
2.6%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
4.0%
2.4%
2.4%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022