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The Milton Keynes Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Sponsored academy
Fulwoods Drive, Milton Keynes MK6 5LA · miltonkeynesacademy.org.uk · 01908 341700
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected May 2025
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 40.8
- average Attainment 8 score. Milton Keynes 44.2, England 46
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Year 7, September 2026 entry · Milton Keynes Council
- Demand for places
- 0.5
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 923
- 60% of 1,550 places
- Local authority
- Milton Keynes
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 49.9%
- First language not English
- 48.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Milton Keynes Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 84 families put the school first and 156 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 156 | 84 | 0.5 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 141 | 93 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 164 | 76 | 0.5 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 179 | 68 | 0.4 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 210 | 94 | 0.4 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 40.8, and 33.9% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Milton Keynes it was 44.2, and across England 46.
In 2018/19 the average A level result was grade D- (16.5 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼40.8 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼33.9% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼53.4% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼28.4% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.57 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 34.1 | −9.9 |
| Sixth form college | 0.4 | −0.5 |
| Further education | 42.8 | +4.4 |
| Other education | 0.9 | 0 |
| Apprenticeship | 0.9 | +0.5 |
| Employment | 3.1 | −3.4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 9.2 | +3.6 |
| Activity not captured | 8.7 | +5.3 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2018/19 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55 students | D- (16.5) | Well below average -1.01 | |
| 57 students | D- (16.2) | Well below average -1.02 | |
| 58 students | Merit+ (27.5) | Average -0.01 | |
| 15 students | Merit+ (29.5) | — |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017/18 | 33 | C- (28.3) | +0.19 |
| 2016/17 | 50 | D+ (24.5) | -0.32 |
| 2015/16 | 32 | D (21.6) | -0.48 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2022/23 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 43.5 | −15.2 |
| Other education | 4.3 | +2.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.2 | 0 |
| Employment | 26.1 | 0 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 13 | +6.5 |
| Activity not captured | 10.9 | +6.6 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected The Milton Keynes Academy on 13 May 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 13 May 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Jan 2023
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Jan 2023Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Sixth form Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Oct 2017Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Apr 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Mar 2012Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
60% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (35 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 60%
- Replies
- 35
- 3% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 83% who raised concerns
based on the 66% who had a child bullied