Mildenhall College Academy
The Hub, Sheldrick Way, Mildenhall, IP28 7JX
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ACADEMY TRANSFORMATION TRUST
- Principal
- Mr James Oxley
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Academy Transformation Trust
- Constituency
- West Suffolk
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,430
- Pupils on roll
- 1,317
- URN
- 139867
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01638714645
About this school
Mildenhall College Academy is a secondary academy in Mildenhall. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,317 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 2 May 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 192 | 201 | 222 |
| Attainment 8 score | 42.0 | 39.8 | 37.4 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.06 -0.26 to +0.15 | -0.29 -0.49 to -0.09 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 34% | 28.4% | 27% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 54% | 55.2% | 51.8% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 63% | 46.8% | 59% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.3 |
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 Mildenhall College 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 | Suffolk average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 42 | 37.4 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 39.8 | 37.3 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 37.4 | 36 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,311 |
| 2023/24 | 1,330 |
| 2024/25 | 1,338 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Mildenhall College Academy compares
Mildenhall College Academy ranked 39th of 43 secondary schools in Suffolk for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 31% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 16% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 37.4 | 8.1% | 24.7% | 1,317 | — |
| Breckland School | 42.4 | 9.8% | 24.6% | 615 | 7.5 miles |
| Soham Village College | 51.2 | 7.2% | 19% | 1,436 | 7.9 miles |
| Newmarket Academy | 45.9 | 7.5% | 21.4% | 797 | 8.4 miles |
| St Benedict's Catholic School | 49.8 | 7.2% | 12.7% | 968 | 9.4 miles |
| Bury St Edmunds County High School | 49.8 | 9.5% | 24.6% | 657 | 9.5 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)
- 24.66%
- English as an additional language
- 9%
- Overall absence
- 8.1%
- Persistent absence
- 22.3%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Breckland School7.5 miles
Secondary · Brandon
-
Soham Village College7.9 miles
Secondary · Ely
-
Newmarket Academy8.4 miles
Secondary · Newmarket
-
St Benedict's Catholic School9.4 miles
Secondary · Bury St Edmunds
-
Bury St Edmunds County High School9.5 miles
Secondary · Bury St Edmunds
Other schools in Mildenhall
- On Track Education Mildenhall Special schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Mildenhall College Academy teach?
- Mildenhall College Academy teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Mildenhall.
- Who is the principal of Mildenhall College Academy?
- The principal of Mildenhall College Academy is Mr James Oxley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Mildenhall College Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Mildenhall College 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 big is Mildenhall College Academy?
- Mildenhall College Academy has 1,317 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Mildenhall College Academy full?
- Mildenhall College Academy has capacity for 1,430 pupils and 1,317 on roll (92%), 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 Mildenhall College Academy a faith school?
- No. Mildenhall College Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Mildenhall College Academy a selective school?
- No. Mildenhall College Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Mildenhall College Academy?
- Mildenhall College Academy is part of ACADEMY TRANSFORMATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Mildenhall College Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 42 in 2022/23 and 37.4 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Mildenhall College Academy rank locally?
- Mildenhall College Academy ranked 39th of 43 secondary schools in Suffolk for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 31% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 16% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Mildenhall College Academy's absence rate?
- Mildenhall College Academy's overall absence rate is 8.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Mildenhall College Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Mildenhall College 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.