Thomas Mills High School & Sixth Form
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Suffolk
Saxtead Road, Woodbridge, IP13 9HE
70
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 24/01/2023
Application demand
98%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
91.8%
20.4% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,056
Capacity used
Has space90%
1,170 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
98%
1st preference success rate
200 of 205 families who put it first got an offer
202
Places offered
326
Total applications
1.6
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 205 | 200 | ● 98% |
| 2nd preference | 104 | 2 | ● 2% |
| 3rd preference | 16 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Later preferences | 1 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 326 | 202 | 62% |
1st preference success by year
Suffolk lets families list 3 preferences. 3 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Philip Hurst
- Address
- Saxtead Road, Framlingham, Woodbridge, IP13 9HE
- Phone
- 01728723493
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Ward / constituency
- Framlingham · Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
- Area
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- URN
- 136782
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 19% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 4% | — | — |
| SEN support | 8% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THOMAS MILLS HIGH SCHOOL
1,056 pupils · 1,170 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
24 January 2023
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 825 pupils
Attendance
91.8%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
8.2%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
20.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
4.2%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.0%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 48.8 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.10 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 41% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 73% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.35 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 32.54 | — | — |
Average grade: C+ (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 48.4 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 46.2% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 71.1% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 41.6% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.33 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 173 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 30.61 | 35 |
| Average grade | C | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 9.5% | 17% |
| A-level students | 109 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 170 | 24% | 56% | 76% | |
| English Language | 170 | 19% | 58% | 74% | |
| English Literature | 158 | 21% | 63% | 82% | |
| Combined Science | 106 | 4% | 30% | 56% | |
| Business | 90 | 21% | 51% | 66% | |
| History | 86 | 33% | 64% | 73% | |
| Geography | 75 | 25% | 52% | 61% | |
| Art and Design | 74 | 19% | 62% | 73% | |
| Design & Technology | 69 | 4% | 38% | 64% | |
| Biology | 64 | 30% | 97% | 100% | |
| Physics | 64 | 45% | 95% | 100% | |
| Chemistry | 64 | 31% | 92% | 100% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 24 | 0% | 0% | 13% | |
| Photography | 24 | 4% | 29% | 63% | |
| Mathematics | 23 | 13% | 35% | 35% | |
| Biology | 19 | 0% | 5% | 32% | |
| Sociology | 19 | 0% | 0% | 21% | |
| Art and Design | 19 | 16% | 42% | 68% | |
| Chemistry | 18 | 6% | 28% | 56% | |
| English Literature | 18 | 17% | 44% | 72% | |
| History | 17 | 0% | 18% | 65% | |
| Physics | 17 | 12% | 29% | 53% | |
| Economics | 15 | 0% | 0% | 27% | |
| Business Studies | 15 | 0% | 0% | 33% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 12809: Thomas Mills High School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | 7 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | ≤5 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 37% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 5% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 46% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Suffolk council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.