Mildenhall College Academy
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Suffolk
The Hub, Mildenhall, IP28 7JX
57
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
98%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
91.9%
22.3% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,317
Capacity used
Nearly full92%
1,430 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
98%
1st preference success rate
205 of 210 families who put it first got an offer
214
Places offered
285
Total applications
1.3
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 210 | 205 | ● 98% |
| 2nd preference | 48 | 5 | ● 10% |
| 3rd preference | 27 | 1 | ● 4% |
| Total | 285 | 211 | 74% |
1st preference success by year
Suffolk lets families list 3 preferences. 16 applications came from outside the council area (1 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
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- James Oxley
- Address
- The Hub, Sheldrick Way, Mildenhall, IP28 7JX
- Phone
- 01638714645
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Ward / constituency
- Mildenhall Queensway · West Suffolk
- Area
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- URN
- 139867
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 24% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 9% | — | — |
| SEN support | 14% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: ACADEMY TRANSFORMATION TRUST
1,317 pupils · 1,430 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
02 May 2024
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,287 pupils
Attendance
91.9%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
8.1%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
22.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
2.2%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.7%
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 | 39.8 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.29 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 28% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 55% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.57 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 28.51 | — | — |
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 | 37.4 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 27% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 51.8% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 59% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.34 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 222 | — |
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 | 33.08 | 35 |
| Average grade | C+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 22.7% | 17% |
| A-level students | 44 | — |
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 | 219 | 8% | 33% | 59% | |
| English Language | 218 | 9% | 39% | 61% | |
| English Literature | 213 | 4% | 38% | 58% | |
| Combined Science | 160 | 2% | 14% | 33% | |
| History | 122 | 7% | 23% | 37% | |
| French | 100 | 6% | 25% | 37% | |
| Geography | 84 | 6% | 29% | 38% | |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 65 | 3% | 54% | 78% | |
| Biology | 55 | 15% | 47% | 76% | |
| Physics | 55 | 15% | 45% | 65% | |
| Chemistry | 55 | 13% | 36% | 64% | |
| Business | 44 | 2% | 14% | 32% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 22 | 5% | 23% | 45% | |
| History | 16 | 0% | 19% | 63% | |
| Mathematics | 11 | 27% | 36% | 55% | |
| Biology | 10 | 0% | 0% | 20% | |
| English Literature | 7 | 0% | 0% | 29% | |
| Chemistry | 6 | 0% | 33% | 50% | |
| Geography | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Physics | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Government and Politics | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Sociology | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Mathematics (Further) | 3 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Computer Science | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 19292: Mildenhall College of Technology
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | 0 |
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) | 31% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 4% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 35% | — | — |
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.