Watling Academy

State-Funded School

watling-academy-milton-keynes-south-east

South EastRegion

Milton KeynesLocal Authority

Milton Keynes NorthConstituency

MK8 1EPPostcode

9.6

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Watling Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Milton Keynes, South East.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,767 pupils. Watling Academy is part of THE ALLIANCE SCHOOLS TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 50.4
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 55.2%
EBacc average point score: 4.74

Ethnicity

White

48%

Asian

26%

Black

12%

Mixed

10%

Chinese

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,767

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

23%

England average

27%

First language not English

27%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 1,767
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: THE ALLIANCE SCHOOLS TRUST

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
2 Jul 2023	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.