Miltoncross Academy
Milton Road, Milton, Portsmouth, PO3 6RB
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE KEMNAL ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Nick Giles
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- The Kemnal Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Portsmouth North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,000
- Pupils on roll
- 983
- URN
- 140605
- Local authority
- Portsmouth
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02392738022
About this school
Miltoncross Academy is a secondary academy in Portsmouth. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 983 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Miltoncross Academy, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 163 | 177 | 160 |
| Attainment 8 score | 36.0 | 34.6 | 36.3 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.61 -0.83 to -0.38 | -0.60 -0.82 to -0.38 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 22% | 21.5% | 26.9% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 48% | 47.5% | 46.9% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 45% | 48.6% | 50.6% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.2 | 3.2 | 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 Miltoncross 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 | Portsmouth average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 36 | 35.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 34.6 | 35.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 36.3 | 33.8 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 13.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 13.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 11.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 898 |
| 2023/24 | 915 |
| 2024/25 | 937 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Miltoncross Academy compares
Miltoncross Academy ranked 8th of 10 secondary schools in Portsmouth for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 29% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 4% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 36.3 | 11.8% | 42.6% | 983 | — |
| The Portsmouth Academy | 33.5 | 12% | 55.8% | 1,203 | 0.7 miles |
| Priory School | 44.7 | 9.4% | 35% | 1,278 | 0.8 miles |
| St Edmund's Catholic School | 58.9 | 4.4% | 28.3% | 1,157 | 1.1 miles |
| Ark Charter Academy | 38.9 | 12.9% | 61.7% | 883 | 1.2 miles |
| Admiral Lord Nelson School | 40.4 | 8.3% | 27.4% | 1,245 | 1.3 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)
- 42.58%
- English as an additional language
- 18.7%
- Overall absence
- 11.83%
- Persistent absence
- 28.8%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Portsmouth Academy0.7 miles
Secondary · Portsmouth
-
Priory School0.8 miles
Secondary · Southsea
-
St Edmund's Catholic School1.1 miles
Secondary · Portsmouth
-
Ark Charter Academy1.2 miles
Secondary · Southsea
-
Admiral Lord Nelson School1.3 miles
Secondary · Portsmouth
Other schools in Portsmouth
Miltoncross Academy ranks 6th of the 8 ranked secondary schools in Portsmouth.
- Admiral Lord Nelson School Secondary
- Castle View Academy Secondary
- Springfield School Secondary
- St Edmund's Catholic School Secondary
- The Portsmouth Academy Secondary
- Trafalgar School Secondary
- UTC Portsmouth Secondary
- Ark Ayrton Primary Academy Primary
- Ark Dickens Primary Academy Primary
- Arundel Court Primary Academy and Nursery Primary
- Beacon View Primary Academy Primary
- Copnor Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Miltoncross Academy teach?
- Miltoncross Academy teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Portsmouth.
- Who is the headteacher of Miltoncross Academy?
- The headteacher of Miltoncross Academy is Mr Nick Giles, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Miltoncross Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Miltoncross 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 Miltoncross Academy?
- Miltoncross Academy has 983 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Miltoncross Academy full?
- Miltoncross Academy has capacity for 1,000 pupils and 983 on roll (98%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Miltoncross Academy a faith school?
- No. Miltoncross Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Miltoncross Academy a selective school?
- No. Miltoncross Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Miltoncross Academy part of an academy trust?
- Miltoncross Academy is part of THE KEMNAL ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Miltoncross Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 36 in 2022/23 and 36.3 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Miltoncross Academy compare with other schools in Portsmouth?
- Miltoncross Academy ranked 8th of 10 secondary schools in Portsmouth for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 29% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 4% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Miltoncross Academy's absence rate?
- Miltoncross Academy's overall absence rate is 11.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Miltoncross Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Miltoncross 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.