Miltoncross Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- School rating
- Requires improvement May 13 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Portsmouth
- Unique reference
- 140605
- Address
- Milton Road, Milton, PO3 6RB
- Website
- www.miltoncross-tkat.org
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 937 (88% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.3%
- Girls
- 50.7%
- First language not English
- 18.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 41.7%
- Persistent absence
- 28.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 19.9%
White British 69.4%
Other White 6.7%
Mixed 6.4%
African 4.9%
Unclassified 2.7%
Other 2.6%
Bangladeshi 1.8%
Indian 1.4%
Other Asian 1.4%
Other Black 1.3%
Chinese 0.5%
Irish 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.3%
Pakistani 0.2%
Caribbean 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 51%
Local authority average 42%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 27%
Local authority average 35%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 36.3
Local authority average 39.4
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.31
Local authority average 3.49
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Childcare Skills | Technical Award | 25 |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 15 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 17 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 2 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 26 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 13 |
| Biology | GCSE | 15 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 15 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 2 |
| English Language | GCSE | 160 |
Admissions
Miltoncross Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 189
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 93
- 2nd preference
- 109
- 3rd preference
- 79
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 93
- 2nd preference
- 41
- 3rd preference
- 16
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 190 90 100 |
| Year 8 | 202 101 101 |
| Year 9 | 197 92 105 |
| Year 10 | 179 98 81 |
| Year 11 | 169 81 88 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 82.0% 82.0% 85.5% |
Further education | 80.0% 73.0% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 0.0% 3.5% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 1.0% 5.3% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.2% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 2.7% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 3.6% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 9.0% 7.7% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 4.0% 4.0% 3.0% |