The Milton Keynes Academy
Fulwoods Drive, Milton Keynes, MK6 5LA
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- CREATIVE EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Gordon Farquhar
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Creative Education Trust
- Constituency
- Milton Keynes Central
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,550
- Pupils on roll
- 923
- URN
- 135665
- Local authority
- Milton Keynes
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01908341700
About this school
The Milton Keynes Academy is a secondary academy in Milton Keynes. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 923 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected The Milton Keynes Academy, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 231 | 229 | 236 |
| Attainment 8 score | 39.0 | 35.8 | 40.8 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.28 -0.48 to -0.07 | -0.35 -0.55 to -0.15 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 29% | 23.6% | 33.9% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 49% | 45.4% | 53.4% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 23% | 31.4% | 28.4% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.6 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How The Milton Keynes Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Milton Keynes average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 39 | 43.3 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 35.8 | 43.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 40.8 | 44.2 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 11.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,168 |
| 2023/24 | 1,062 |
| 2024/25 | 1,010 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Milton Keynes Academy compares
The Milton Keynes Academy ranked 10th of 14 secondary schools in Milton Keynes for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 41% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 13% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 40.8 | 8.7% | 48.2% | 923 | — |
| St Paul's Catholic School | 44.9 | 6.8% | 29% | 1,890 | 0.2 miles |
| Denbigh School | 54.3 | 6.4% | 19.3% | 1,778 | 1.7 miles |
| Lord Grey Academy | 40.4 | 8.9% | 34.7% | 1,446 | 2.0 miles |
| Shenley Brook End School | 45.4 | 8.3% | 20.6% | 1,845 | 2.2 miles |
| Stantonbury School | 32.8 | 16.4% | 42% | 1,409 | 2.4 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 48.22%
- English as an additional language
- 50%
- Overall absence
- 8.72%
- Persistent absence
- 27.55%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Paul's Catholic School0.2 miles
Secondary · Milton Keynes
-
Denbigh School1.7 miles
Secondary · Milton Keynes
-
Lord Grey Academy2.0 miles
Secondary · Milton Keynes
-
Shenley Brook End School2.2 miles
Secondary · Milton Keynes
-
Stantonbury School2.4 miles
Secondary · Milton Keynes
Other schools in Milton Keynes
The Milton Keynes Academy ranks 10th of the 14 ranked secondary schools in Milton Keynes.
- Denbigh School Secondary
- Fulbrook School Secondary
- Lift Sir Herbert Leon Secondary
- Lord Grey Academy Secondary
- Shenley Brook End School Secondary
- St Paul's Catholic School Secondary
- Stantonbury School Secondary
- The Hazeley Academy Secondary
- The Radcliffe School Secondary
- Walton High Secondary
- Watling Academy Secondary
- Knowles Nursery School Nursery
Common questions
- What ages does The Milton Keynes Academy teach?
- The Milton Keynes Academy teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Milton Keynes.
- Who is the headteacher of The Milton Keynes Academy?
- The headteacher of The Milton Keynes Academy is Mr Gordon Farquhar, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Milton Keynes Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Milton Keynes Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at The Milton Keynes Academy?
- The Milton Keynes Academy has 923 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is The Milton Keynes Academy full?
- The Milton Keynes Academy has capacity for 1,550 pupils and 923 on roll (60%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is The Milton Keynes Academy a faith school?
- No. The Milton Keynes Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is The Milton Keynes Academy a selective school?
- No. The Milton Keynes Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is The Milton Keynes Academy part of an academy trust?
- The Milton Keynes Academy is part of CREATIVE EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have The Milton Keynes Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 39 in 2022/23 and 40.8 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Milton Keynes Academy compare with other schools in Milton Keynes?
- The Milton Keynes Academy ranked 10th of 14 secondary schools in Milton Keynes for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 41% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 13% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Milton Keynes Academy's absence rate?
- The Milton Keynes Academy's overall absence rate is 8.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Milton Keynes Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Milton Keynes Academy's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.