Thomas Mills High School & Sixth Form

Type Secondary / Academy converter
Age Range 11-18
Religion Does not apply
Address Saxtead Road
Framlingham
Woodbridge
Suffolk
IP13 9HE
Phone 01728723493
Reference Number 136782

General Makeup

Number of pupils 1030
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 48.64%
Girls: 51.36%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 16.2%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 4%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 19.7

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 61 89 150
8 73 69 142
9 80 98 178
10 97 79 176
11 84 83 167
12 58 59 117
13 48 52 100

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 86.9%
White, Other 4.9%
Unclassified 2.2%
Mixed, Other 1.8%
White & Asian 1.4%
Indian 0.9%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.5%
African 0.4%
White & Black (African) 0.3%
Chinese 0.2%
Irish 0.2%
Asian, Other 0.2%
Caribbean 0.1%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Sixth Form Provision Good
Last Inspection Date 2023-03-17
Date Description Report
2023-01-24 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2022-09-16 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2021-11-23 School inspection: School inspection:
2012-02-27 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2012-02-14 Academy conversion letter Academy conversion letter
Previously as Thomas Mills High School
2010-06-30 Interim assessment Interim assessment
2006-10-05 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2002-09-30 Full inspection Full inspection
2010-06-30 Interim assessment Interim assessment
2006-10-05 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2002-09-30 Full inspection Full inspection

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
48.8 Unlock Unlock

GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 40.7% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 68.9% Unlock Unlock

Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

School Score Percentile (loc) Percentile (nationwide)
0.1 Unlock Unlock

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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GCSE Results

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Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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Points

Points Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Average Points 33.85 Unlock Unlock
Average Points (best 3) 33.82 Unlock Unlock

Grades

School Local Nationwide
Average Grade C+ C+ C+
Average Grade (best 3) C+ C+ C+
Percentage Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Students getting AAB or better 10.6% Unlock Unlock

2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference Unlock Unlock
Second Preference 94 2
Third Preference 24 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

Previous Years

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Name Distance
Framlingham Sir Robert Hitcham's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
College Road, Framlingham, Framlingham, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP13 9EP
0.61 miles
Dennington Church of England Primary School
Laxfield Road, Dennington, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP13 8AE
1.97 miles
Earl Soham Community Primary School
Earl Soham, The Street, Earl Soham Primary School, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP13 7SA
2.62 miles
Bedfield Church of England Primary School
Bedfield, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP13 7EA
3.48 miles
Easton Primary School
Easton, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP13 0ED
3.61 miles
Worlingworth Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Worlingworth, Shop Street, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP13 7HX
4.23 miles
Charsfield Church of England Primary School
Church Road, Charsfield, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP13 7QB
4.84 miles
Name Distance
Framlingham College
College Road, Woodbridge, IP13 9EY
0.5 miles
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Attainment 8 score percentile

Students getting 5 or more GCSE's at grade 9-4 (A-C)

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