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Mildenhall College Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
The Hub, Sheldrick Way, Mildenhall IP28 7JX · mildenhall.attrust.org.uk · 01638 714645
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · May 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 37.4
- average Attainment 8 score. Suffolk 42.8, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,317
- 92% of 1,430 places
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 23.8%
- First language not English
- 9.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 226 families put the school first and 240 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 | 240 | 226 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 214 | 210 | 1 | 98% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 244 | 216 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 266 | 274 | 1▲ | 96% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 271 | 264 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 37.4, and 27% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Suffolk it was 42.8, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C+ (33.1 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼37.4 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼27.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼51.8% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲59.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.34 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 27.9 | −14.2 |
| Further education | 58.7 | +25.2 |
| Other education | 0.5 | 0 |
| Apprenticeship | 2 | −2.6 |
| Employment | 2 | −6.6 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 5.5 | +0.4 |
| Activity not captured | 3.5 | −0.6 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44 students | C+ (33.1) | Average +0.20 | |
| 44 students | C+ (33.3) | Average +0.21 | |
| 39 students | Dist- (30.5) | Average -0.04 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 65 | C (28.5) | +0.01 |
| 2022/23 | 44 | C- (26) | — |
| 2021/22 | 63 | C- (27.9) | — |
| 2018/19 | 56 | C (28.7) | -0.03 |
| 2017/18 | 64 | C- (25.6) | -0.06 |
| 2016/17 | 64 | C- (26.3) | +0.06 |
| 2015/16 | 79 | C- (26.5) | +0.21 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 39.3 | +8.7 |
| Further and other education | 8.3 | +3.6 |
| Further education | 6 | +2.5 |
| Other education | 2.4 | +1.2 |
| Apprenticeship | 3.6 | +0.1 |
| Employment | 28.6 | −17.3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 14.3 | +2.5 |
| Activity not captured | 6 | +2.5 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 2 May 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Mildenhall College Academy was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 1 May 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Nov 2018
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Nov 2018Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective Mar 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good Oct 2010Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement
What parents said
45% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (124 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 45%
- Replies
- 124
- 9% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 90% who raised concerns
based on the 56% who had a child bullied
based on 40 parents (32%) with SEND