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Pepper Hill School

Primary · Community school · Milton Keynes, MK13 7BQ

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Pepper Hill School Ofsted rating

Ofsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 13 Nov 2014

Ofsted rating
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Early years
Good

School facts

PhasePrimary
TypeCommunity school
Ages3 to 7
Pupils136
GenderMixed
Head teacherMiss H Nicholson
Local authorityMilton Keynes
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 110330.

Pupils

2025/26

Pupils at the January school census.

MeasureThis school
Total pupils136
Girls71
Boys65
Eligible for free school mealsPupils from low-income families who can get free school meals.5.1%
First language not English39%
School places2024/25Capacity, not including nursery.164
Pupils excluding nurseryPupils who take up school places.111
Unfilled placesShare of school places not taken.32.3%
SEN supportPupils with special educational needs who get extra help at school.17
EHC planEducation, health and care plan: a legal plan for pupils with more complex needs.3
Average class size22.2

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and School capacity, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Share of pupils in each ethnic group, as recorded at the January school census.

Pupils ethnicity

White British
33.8%
Other mixed
19.9%
Other White
14%
African
11%
Pakistani
8.1%
White and Asian
2.9%
White and Black Caribbean
2.2%
White and Black African
2.2%
Other ethnic group
2.2%
Caribbean
1.5%

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Teachers and staff

2025/26

Staff numbers are full-time equivalent (FTE). Teacher turnover shows where the school's teachers were by the following year's census.

MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher25.6
Pupils per adultAdults include teaching assistants.9.4
Teachers (FTE)5.32
Teaching assistants (FTE)6.24
Support staff (FTE)13.38
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/255.5
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/253.7
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/251.8
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/250

Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.

Admissions

2026/27

Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.

MeasureThis school
Offers made (Reception)Places offered on national offer day.36
Applications (Reception)Includes every preference parents listed.65
First preference applications (Reception)Families who put this school as their first choice.35
First preference offers (Reception)First-choice applicants who were offered a place.35
Applications from another local authority (Reception)0

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.

Attendance

2025/26

Share of possible sessions missed.

MeasureThis schoolMilton KeynesEngland
Overall absence8.4%, worse than England, worse than Milton Keynes4.7%5.1%
Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of sessions.25%, worse than England, worse than Milton Keynes11.4%13.2%
Severe absencePupils missing 50% or more of sessions.2.5%, worse than England, worse than Milton Keynes0.9%1%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Suspensions and exclusions

2024/25

Suspension rate is the number of suspensions per 100 pupils, so one pupil can be counted more than once. A permanently excluded pupil is removed from the school roll.

MeasureThis school
Suspension rate0%
Pupils with one or more suspensions0%
Permanent exclusion rate0%
Permanent exclusions0

Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.

Nearby schools

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Schools near Pepper Hill School
DistancePhaseNameTypeRatingLinks
0.3 miPrimaryNew Bradwell Primary SchoolAcademy converter
Good
0.4 miPrimaryStanton SchoolFoundation school
Outstanding
0.6 miSecondaryStantonbury SchoolAcademy sponsor led
Inadequate
0.8 miPrimaryWood End Infant & Pre-SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.9 miPrimaryPriory Common SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.9 miNot applicableThe Webber Independent SchoolOther independent school
Unrated
0.9 miPrimaryHeelands SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.9 miPrimaryBushfield SchoolFoundation school
Good
0.9 miPrimaryBradwell Village SchoolCommunity school
Good
1.1 miPrimaryHaversham Village SchoolCommunity school
Good

Frequently asked questions about Pepper Hill School

What is Pepper Hill School's Ofsted rating?

Pepper Hill School is rated Good by Ofsted, last inspected on 13 Nov 2014.

How hard is it to get into Pepper Hill School?

For Reception entry in 2026/27, Pepper Hill School made 36 offers from 65 applications (1.8 per offer), and 35 of 35 first-preference applicants got a place. Applications include every preference parents listed.

How many pupils attend Pepper Hill School?

Pepper Hill School has 136 pupils aged 3 to 7.

What is the capacity of Pepper Hill School?

Pepper Hill School had 164 school places in 2024/25.

How big are classes at Pepper Hill School?

At Pepper Hill School, the average class had 22.2 pupils in 2025/26, and there were 25.6 pupils per teacher.

What is attendance like at Pepper Hill School?

In 2025/26, pupils at Pepper Hill School missed 8.4% of sessions (England 5.1%), and 25% were persistently absent, missing 10% or more of sessions (England 13.2%).

Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.