The Willows School and Early Years Centre
Fishermead Boulevard, Milton Keynes, MK6 2LP
174 pupils · 77% of 225 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 0–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Milton Keynes
- Free school meals
- 40.2%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 4 July 2023, published 21 September 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 25 | 25 | 41 | 25 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 34 | 34 | 59 | 34 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 36 | 36 | 54 | 36 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 31 | 31 | 53 | 31 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 31 | 29 | 48 | 30 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 37 | 36 | 64 | 36 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 39 | 36 | 53 | 39 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 44 | 42 | 79 | 44 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Orchard Academy 0.3 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Jubilee Wood Primary School 0.6 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Shepherdswell Academy 0.7 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Falconhurst School 0.7 km · Good — confirmed 2021 · previous system
- Oldbrook First School and Nursery 1.3 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Downs Barn School 1.7 km · Good (2024) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.