The Milton Keynes Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–18 · Milton Keynes
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Milton Keynes City Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2022–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
The Milton Keynes Academy is a secondary school in Milton Keynes for ages 11–18 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 13 May 2025. Milton Keynes has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2022 to 2026 entry.
The Milton Keynes Academy catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Year 7 2026 had 84 first-choice applications for 156 offers, 0.5 first choices per offer, the lowest of 12 Milton Keynes secondary schools.
- 49.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest secondary schools in Milton Keynes is 23.6%.
- Every first-choice family was offered a Year 7 place in 2026, and 72 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- 2024/25: 34% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), 2nd lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Milton Keynes.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Milton Keynes schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Fulwoods Drive, Milton Keynes, MK6 5LA
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Milton Keynes
- Pupils on roll
- 923 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 49.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 13 May 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils and staff are proud of the significant improvements made since the school’s last inspection.”
- “If pupils do not meet the school’s high expectations, staff take prompt and effective action.”
- “The school’s values are prominent in everyday interactions.”
To improve
- “However, the school’s published outcomes in 2024 were below national averages.”
- “These do not reflect the higher quality of education current pupils receive.”
- “However, in some lessons, some teaching activities do not help pupils learn the curriculum.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 18 June 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 34% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 40.8 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 84 first-preference applications, 156 offers in total, 84 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Milton Keynes.
- St Paul's Catholic School 0.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Denbigh School 1.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Lord Grey Academy 2.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Shenley Brook End School 2.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Stantonbury School 2.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The Hazeley Academy 2.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Walton High 2.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Watling Academy 3.1 mi Outstanding Last distance published