The Milton Keynes Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- School rating
- Good May 13 2025 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
- 1010 (75% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.3%
- Girls
- 51.7%
- First language not English
- 50%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 44.7%
- Persistent absence
- 25.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 9.3%
White British 37.5%
African 18.2%
Other White 11.9%
Mixed 8.1%
Other Asian 7%
Indian 3.7%
Pakistani 2.7%
Other Black 2.6%
Other 2.6%
Chinese 2.4%
Unclassified 1.7%
Bangladeshi 1%
Caribbean 0.5%
Irish 0.1%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 28%
Local authority average 40%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 34%
Local authority average 44%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 40.8
Local authority average 44.2
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.57
Local authority average 3.93
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Childcare Skills | Technical Award | 24 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 55 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 16 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 7 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 31 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 35 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 14 |
| Biology | GCSE | 27 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 106 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 26 |
Admissions
The Milton Keynes Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 141
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 93
- 2nd preference
- 47
- 3rd preference
- 40
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 93
- 2nd preference
- 20
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 158 73 85 |
| Year 8 | 167 73 94 |
| Year 9 | 209 103 106 |
| Year 10 | 238 118 120 |
| Year 11 | 238 121 117 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 85.0% 88.3% 85.5% |
Further education | 55.0% 36.3% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 29.0% 51.3% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.1% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.6% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 2.4% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 2.1% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 6.0% 4.8% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 4.0% 2.5% 3.0% |