Academy converter · Suffolk

Mildenhall College Academy

11–18Ages
1,317Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
139867URN

The Hub, Sheldrick Way, Mildenhall, IP28 7JX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodMar 2015

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · May 2024

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.2per place

0.5 below Suffolk median (1.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Suffolk

281 applications for 240 places · 38th of 41 in Suffolk

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

39.5of 90

Suffolk 43.6 England 46.0

34th of 43 in Suffolk

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodMar 2015

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · May 2024

Inspection history

2 May 2024
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
10 March 2015
Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.2applications per place, Year 7

0.5 below Suffolk median (1.6) 1.1 below England median (2.2)

281 applications · 240 places offered · 226 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 1.2; Suffolk median median 1.6
2025 1.3; Suffolk median median 1.6
2024 1.2; Suffolk median median 1.6
2023 1.3; Suffolk median median 1.6
2022 1.2; Suffolk median median 1.6
2021 1.2; Suffolk median median 1.6
2020 1.1; Suffolk median median 1.4
2019 1.1; Suffolk median median 1.5
2018 1.2; Suffolk median median 1.5
2017 1.1; Suffolk median median 1.5
2016 1.2; Suffolk median median 1.5
2015 1.2; Suffolk median median 1.5
2014 1.3; Suffolk median median 1.5

More applications per place than the Suffolk median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Suffolk median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	240	281	1.2	226	0.94
Sep 2025	214	285	1.3	210	0.98
Sep 2024	244	298	1.2	216	0.89
Sep 2023	266	344	1.3	274	1.03
Sep 2022	271	318	1.2	264	0.97
Sep 2021	227	271	1.2	214	0.94
Sep 2020	229	259	1.1	219	0.96
Sep 2019	205	226	1.1	197	0.96
Sep 2018	189	221	1.2	182	0.96
Sep 2017	185	203	1.1	171	0.92
Sep 2016	182	223	1.2	179	0.98
Sep 2015	191	229	1.2	188	0.98
Sep 2014	146	192	1.3	143	0.98

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

218 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)39.534th of 43 in Suffolk

Suffolk 43.6 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths31%35th of 43 in Suffolk

Suffolk 40% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths51%

Suffolk 62% England 66%

This school
Suffolk median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.29

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	218	39.5	31%	51%	–
2024/25	222	37.4	27%	52%	–
2023/24	201	39.8	28%	55%	−0.29
2022/23	192	42.0	34%	54%	−0.06

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Mildenhall College AcademyThis school
This school

Remains Good2024

1.2applications per place 39.5Attainment 8
Breckland School
12.1 km · Suffolk

Remains Good2022

1.3applications per place 38.9Attainment 8
Soham Village College
12.8 km · Cambridgeshire

Outstanding2024

1.9applications per place 52.5Attainment 8
Newmarket Academy
13.5 km · Suffolk

Good2023

1.4applications per place 43.6Attainment 8
St Benedict's Catholic School
15.2 km · Suffolk

Standards maintained2025

2.5applications per place 51.9Attainment 8
Bury St Edmunds County High School
15.3 km · Suffolk

2026

2.4applications per place 44.8Attainment 8
King Edward VI CEVC School
15.8 km · Suffolk

Standards maintained2024

1.8applications per place 42.4Attainment 8
The Thetford Academy
18.4 km · Norfolk

Standards maintained2025

1.1applications per place 44.9Attainment 8
Sybil Andrews Academy
19.3 km · Suffolk

Good2023

1.9applications per place 52.6Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 139867 · 935/4033
Trust: Academy Transformation Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,430 pupils · 1,317 on roll
Free school meals: 23.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 July 2013
Replaced: Mildenhall College of Technology (URN 124809)
Address: The Hub, Sheldrick Way, Mildenhall, IP28 7JX
Local authority: Suffolk · West Suffolk

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources