Bletchley East

Summary

Bletchley East (E02003488) is part of Milton Keynes local authority (view on map). Bletchley East has an approximate population of 8,600 people, of which 20% are children 15 years old and under. It is classified as "urban: nearer to a major town or city".

Bletchley East neighbours Denbigh, Bletchley West, and Bletchley South.

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Local area pages are based on the middle-layer super output areas (MSOAs) distributed across the country. MSOAs comprise between 2,000 and 6,000 households and have a resident population of, generally, between 5,000 and 15,000 people. MSOAs fit within local authorities. For each area, descriptive statistics are compared with local authority and national averages. For more information about MSOAs, please visit the Office for National Statistics website.

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Deprivation

Bletchley East is the 27th least deprived area in Milton Keynes (out of 35) with 43% of children living in low-income families, compared to 31% across Milton Keynes and 38% nationally.

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State-funded pupil characteristics

Information acquired from the school census.

Free school meals

In Bletchley East, 33% of state-funded pupils are eligible for free school meals, compared to 26% in Milton Keynes and 27% nationally.

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Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

Table showing the percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

% in Bletchley East % in Milton Keynes % in England
Eligible for free school meals 33% 26% 27%
Not eligible for free school meals 67% 74% 73%

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Special educational needs

In Bletchley East, 20% of pupils in state-funded settings have special educational needs (SEN), compared to 17% in Milton Keynes, and 19% nationally.

This includes the number of pupils with an education, health and care (EHC) plan and the number of pupils with SEN support.

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Percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

Table showing the percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

% in Bletchley East % in Milton Keynes % in England
No special educational needs 80% 83% 81%
Receiving special educational needs support 15% 13% 14%
With an education, health, and care plan (EHCP) 5% 4% 5%

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Ethnicity

In Bletchley East, 51% of pupils are from a minority ethnic background, compared to 47% in Milton Keynes, and 33% nationally.

Percentages may not sum to 100%, due to small values being suppressed.

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Percentage of pupils by major ethnic groups

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% in Bletchley East % in Milton Keynes % in England
White 48% 52% 67%
Asian 27% 19% 14%
Black 14% 15% 7%
Mixed 8% 9% 7%
Other 1% 2% 3%
Not known 2% 2% 2%

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English as an additional language

The percentage of pupils in Bletchley East with English as an additional language is 41%, compared with 30% in Milton Keynes, and 22% nationally.

Numbers may not sum to 100%, due to a small number of pupils with an unclassified language.

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Percentage of pupils with English as an additional language

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% in Bletchley East % in Milton Keynes % in England
Known or believed to be other than English 41% 30% 22%
Known or believed to be English 59% 70% 78%

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Provider information

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Registered childcare providers

Bletchley East has 7 registered childcare providers.

Type Number in Bletchley East
All childcare providers 7
Childminders 4
Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care 3

There have been no inspections of childcare providers in Bletchley East since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

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State-funded schools

Bletchley East has 2 state-funded schools.

Type Number in Bletchley East
All state-funded schools 2
Nursery schools 1
Primary and all-through schools 2
Secondary and all-through schools 0
Special schools 0
Registered alternative provision 0

There have been no inspections of schools in Bletchley East since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

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