Miltoncross Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–16 · Portsmouth
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Portsmouth City Council · offers on 2 March 2026
Year 7 last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Miltoncross Academy is a secondary school in Portsmouth for ages 11–16 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 13 May 2025. Portsmouth has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2018 to 2026 entry.
Miltoncross 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2024 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2023 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2022 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2021 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2020 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2019 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2018 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every applicant was offered a Year 7 place in 2026, as at 3 of the 8 other Portsmouth secondary schools with a published Year 7 2026 outcome.
- Year 7 2026 had 124 first-choice applications for 200 offers, 0.6 first choices per offer, the 2nd lowest of 9 Portsmouth secondary schools.
- Every first-choice family was offered a Year 7 place in 2026, and 76 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- 27% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths in 2024/25 (England 45%), the 2nd lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Portsmouth.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Portsmouth schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Milton Road, Milton, Portsmouth, PO3 6RB
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Portsmouth
- Pupils on roll
- 983 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 46.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 13 May 2025
Strengths
- “The school provides a welcoming environment.”
- “Most pupils are happy there and feel safe.”
- “The school has high expectations for pupils’ behaviour.”
To improve
- “Although more pupils are now behaving well and focusing on learning, some learning is still disrupted by a few pupils.”
- “Nevertheless, improvements in the quality of education are not consistent.”
- “This means pupils do not always learn as much as they need to in order to achieve well.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 23 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) | 27% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 36.3 | 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: 124 first-preference applications, 200 offers in total, 124 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 Portsmouth.
- The Portsmouth Academy 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Priory School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- St Edmund's Catholic School 1.1 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- Ark Charter Academy 1.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Admiral Lord Nelson School 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Trafalgar School 2.1 mi Good Last distance published
- UTC Portsmouth 2.1 mi No Ofsted grade
- Springfield School 3.0 mi Not judged Last distance published