The Milford Academy
Dungannon Road, Nottingham, NG11 9BT
430 pupils · 88% of 488 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- THE MILFORD ACADEMY
- Local authority
- Nottingham
- Free school meals
- 34.3%
Ofsted
Needs attention (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Needs attention |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention |
| Early years | Needs attention |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 27 January 2026, published 16 March 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 71% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 3% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.85 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 41 | 35 | 73 | 40 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 43 | 43 | 75 | 43 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 52 | 48 | 84 | 52 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 52 | 45 | 87 | 51 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 47 | 46 | 80 | 47 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 49 | 45 | 79 | 49 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 60 | 59 | 94 | 60 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 58 | 58 | 97 | 58 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Blessed Robert Widmerpool Catholic Primary and Nursery School 0.1 km · Outstanding (2022) · previous system
- Highbank Primary and Nursery School 0.6 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Whitegate Primary and Nursery School 0.6 km · Good (2021) · previous system
- The Glapton Academy 1 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Dovecote Primary and Nursery School 1.4 km · No overall grade (2024)
- James Peacock Infant and Nursery School 1.7 km · Good (2024) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.