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Milton School

Special / other · Mexborough · S64 8QG

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Inadequate

Graded inspection under the pre-November 2025 system

This is an overall-effectiveness grade from the previous inspection framework. The school has not yet had a report-card inspection.

Quality of education: InadequateBehaviour & attitudes: InadequatePersonal development: InadequateLeadership & management: InadequateSafeguarding effective: No

Inspected 22 June 2022

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At a glance

179 pupils · 100% of 150 capacity

School type
Academy special converter
Age range
4–16
Gender
Mixed
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
55.9% of pupils
English as additional language
9% of pupils
SEN support
0% of pupils
EHC plan
100% of pupils
Website
www.miltonschool.org.uk
URN
150133

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

14 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
0%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
0%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)

no data

Average scaled score (maths)

no data

GCSE results (2024/2025)

14 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in 2024/2025

Attainment 8 score
1.6
England 46.1
Grade 4 or above in English & maths GCSEs
0%
England 64.8%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
0%
England 45.4%
EBacc average point score
0
England 4.1

Progress 8 is suspended nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26. These cohorts sat no key stage 2 tests (COVID), so there is no baseline to measure progress from.

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025. “Suppressed” means the DfE withholds figures for very small cohorts.

Attendance (2025/26 autumn term)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
8.7%
England 6.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
25.1%
England 18.1%

Autumn-term absence, DfE pupil absence data. Lower is better.

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
13.2
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

45% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 21% moved to another state school · 34% left the state-funded sector

School Workforce Census, DfE. The ratio counts full-time-equivalent qualified teachers; retention follows teachers in post one November to the next. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Spending per pupil

This school£17,006
Typical special / other school£29,008

Total expenditure ÷ pupils, academy finance return (DfE Schools Financial Benchmarking, latest year). Higher spending is not a measure of quality. It often reflects greater pupil need or a smaller school. Open Government Licence v3.0.

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