MacIntyre School and Children's Homes
MacIntyre School is a truly special place, providing excellent education and care for children and young people aged between 10 and 19.
Buckinghamshire
In Buckinghamshire we offer support for children, young people and adults in Aylesbury, Flackwell Heath, Milton Keynes, Wingrave and the surrounding areas.
In Buckinghamshire, MacIntyre offers:
- Education and care for children aged 9-19 at MacIntyre School and Children’s Homes
- Post-16 education for young people aged 16-25 who have an Education Health & Care Plan (EHCP) in Buckinghamshire, including Milton Keynes
- Support to live at home for adults aged 19+ in supported living, outreach and registered care
- Lifelong Learning options in Milton Keynes, including our Coffee Shop and catering team which offer vocational training, at Great Holm in Milton Keynes.
For Adults
MacIntyre offers a range of accommodation and support options for 16 adults aged 19 or over with learning disabilities and/or autistic people in Aylesbury and Milton Keynes. We spend time getting to know people’s ambitions and aspirations and ensure everyone has choice and control over their lives.
Across Buckinghamshire MacIntyre is rated Good with the Care Quality Commission.
We put people at the heart of everything we do. MacIntyre invests in, and helps shape, the areas in which people live, to be inclusive and welcoming spaces for everyone.
Our Lifelong Learning hubs in Milton Keynes offer a range of activities during the week. MacIntyre supports around 120 people across our three hubs in Beanhill, Great Holm and Neath Hill
The MacIntyre Coffee Shop at Great Holm in Milton Keynes provides excellent work experience including a wide range of skills from customer service to food hygiene.
MacIntyre Catering, based from our Great Holm Coffee Shop, provides a catering service to local people and businesses.
For Young People
MacIntyre No Limits™ provide inclusive and flexible education programmes for young people aged 16-25 in Buckinghamshire.
We offer two models:
- through our partnership with MK College in Milton Keynes, and the Bucks College Group in Aylesbury and Flackwell Heath; or
- through our relationships with local authorities to offer programmes of learning direct through ‘EOTAS’ (Education Other Than At School) funding - we call this No Limits Direct.
Across Buckinghamshire, we support over 80 young people in Milton Keynes, Aylesbury and Flackwell Heath. We are opening, and accepting referrals for, our new Alternative Provision site in Loudwater in September 2026, which is a local authority approved alternative to mainstream education.
For Children
MacIntyre School in Wingrave near Aylesbury is a specialist school offering places for up to 40 day and residential students.
MacIntyre School and Children’s Homes offer highly personalised education and care for up to 40 children and young people with severe learning disabilities and/or autism and other needs. We believe that potential is limitless and that every young person can and will ‘Achieve Above and Beyond’.
Our purpose-built School and registered children’s homes are rated Good by Ofsted and offers a waking day curriculum. The separate section on our website provides full details about the education and residential facilities.
The most recent Ofsted inspection found:
The school’s personal development programme is first class...Staff skilfully help pupils learn to use a range of helpful strategies and suitable devices that enable them to become effective communicators.
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More about our services in Buckinghamshire
MacIntyre Coffee Shop in Great Holm
MacIntyre Coffee Shop in Great Holm, Milton Keynes, is both a place to grab a coffee or a delicious snack and a welcoming hub at the heart of the community.
Milton Keynes Catering
In Milton Keynes, MacIntyre provides a catering service for local businesses and events
Buckinghamshire news and events
29 Sep 2026
Autism Special Interest Group
Join us for this special online event - more details to come!
30 Apr 2026
MacIntyre Golf Day, Woburn Golf Club
The 2026 MacIntyre Golf Day is now fully booked. You can express interest for 2027 on this page
12 Mar 2026
Sui-Ling Show Episode 65 - celebrating and learning
Sui Ling is in Milton Keynes celebrating the start of Ramadan and Chinese New Year
10 Mar 2026
In conversation with Matty Caine
In conversation with Matty Caine, founder of First Person Project, about the importance of talking openly about mental health
9 Mar 2026
Employees of the month February 2026
Celebrating our latest employees of the month, and thanks to all who took the time to nominate
4 Mar 2026
A Day in the Life at Maple House
Over the half term, we spent some time with some of the young people at MacIntyre's Children's Homes to see what a day in their lives looks like
25 Feb 2026
A family at the heart of MacIntyre
John Berriman, former Chair of Trustees, opens the Berriman Pod, a quiet sensory space for people supported by MacIntyre who are living with dementia.
23 Feb 2026
From retail to social care
A careers case study exploring Cheri's journey from retail to social care, and her subsequent promotions.
Inspection Reports
See our inspection reports for this area here. If you would like to discuss any of our inspection reports, please [javascript protected email address].
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