The Milton Keynes Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Requires improvement
Jan 17 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 18 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Milton Keynes
Unique reference
135665
Address
Fulwoods Drive, MK6 5LA

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1062 (84% of total capacity)
Boys
50.6%
Girls
49.4%
First language not English
47.3%
Free school meals (FSM)
42%
Persistent absence
21.5%
Special education needs (SEN)
9.7%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 39.1%
African 15.5%
Other White 10.2%
Mixed 8.4%
Other Asian 7.1%
Other 6.2%
Other Black 4%
Indian 3.3%
Chinese 2.3%
Pakistani 1.7%
Bangladeshi 0.8%
Caribbean 0.7%
Unclassified 0.6%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
-0.28
Local authority average, state-funded schools
-0.14
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 23%
Local authority average 35%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 29%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 39
Local authority average 44.5
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 3.37
Local authority average 3.9
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Music Studies (General)Technical Award23
Dance: GeneralTechnical Award7
Health StudiesTechnical Award80
Small Business ManagementTechnical Award9
Speech & DramaTechnical Award17
Sports LeadershipTechnical Award39
TourismTechnical Award35
ArabicGCSE2
Art & Design (Textiles)GCSE22
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE27
Year 2022-2023

Admissions

The Milton Keynes Academy

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
164
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
76
2nd preference
56
3rd preference
34
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
76
2nd preference
22
3rd preference
5
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes25.3
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
152
71
81
Year 8
205
102
103
Year 9
235
115
120
Year 10
236
124
112
Year 11
234
125
109
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
80.0%
87.9%
86.5%
Further education
49.0%
31.8%
34.7%
School sixth form
30.0%
55.3%
37.9%
Sixth form college
SP
0.1%
13.1%
Other education destinations
1.0%
0.8%
0.9%
Entering employment
7.0%
4.5%
3.9%
Entering apprenticeships
1.0%
2.0%
3.4%
Not in education or employment
10.0%
4.7%
5.2%
Destination unknown
1.0%
0.8%
1.0%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
79.0%
65.5%
64.0%
Top third higher education institutions
6.0%
15.0%
19.7%
Russell Group
5.0%
12.7%
17.7%
Oxford or Cambridge
0.0%
1.0%
1.0%
Other study at level 4 or 5
0.0%
2.5%
2.6%
Higher apprenticeships
0.0%
1.8%
1.7%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2019-2020 England: Year 2019-2020