Miltoncross tkat

What Miltoncross tkat does

Miltoncross Academy is a UK state-funded coeducational secondary school located on Milton Road, Portsmouth, Hampshire (PO3 6RB). It serves students aged 11–16 across Year 7 through Year 11, covering Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4 with GCSE examination preparation, and operates within the admissions framework of Portsmouth local authority. The school is a member academy of The Kemnal Academies Trust (TKAT), one of the largest Multi-Academy Trusts in the South and East of England with 45 Special, Primary, Secondary and All Through Academies, and receives its funding from the UK Department for Education on a per-pupil basis under the national funding formula. There are no tuition fees; revenue is supplemented by ancillary paid services including school meals, uniform procurement via supplier Penelope Ann, and participation fees for programmes such as the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme.

Operationally the school is led by Headteacher Mr N Giles and Deputy Headteacher/Designated Safeguarding Lead Ms H Forbes, supported by a KS4 Curriculum Lead, Head of Year 11, Exams Officer, and a Careers and Post-16 Coordinator. Its technology footprint is built on commodity education-sector tooling rather than proprietary systems: Arbor for parent communication and student information management, ParentPay/WisePay (with PayPal fallback) for online payments, Google Analytics on the website (miltoncross-tkat.org), and Google Meet for virtual parent events. Social channels span X (Twitter), Facebook, YouTube, Vimeo, Instagram and LinkedIn, used for community engagement rather than monetisation.

Its curriculum and enrichment portfolio includes the TKAT ACE pastoral mentoring programme (1:1 tutors for disadvantaged pupils), MX Performing Arts, MX Ambassadors and MX Elects student-leadership programmes, the Miltoncross Reading Canon, the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme, a Normandy residential for Year 9, and partnerships with BAE Systems for STEM workshops. The school also hosts a Careers Portal and participates in TKAT's SCITT teacher-training scheme. Distribution is direct-to-state via the national school admissions system, with no commercial go-to-market.

Name

Miltoncross tkat

Legal name

The Kemnal Academies Trust Teaching School Alliance (TKAT TSA)

Website

https://miltoncross-tkat.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Miltoncross Academy is a UK state-funded secondary school in Portsmouth, Hampshire, serving students aged 11–16 (Years 7–11) within The Kemnal Academies Trust (TKAT). It delivers GCSE preparation, pastoral programmes, and extracurricular enrichment funded by Department for Education per-pupil grants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Secondary Education Services

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Magnet & Specialty Schools (STEM/Arts/IB/CTE) (EDAJAAAF)

Keywords

• Secondary education services
• State school education
• Academies trust education
• Gcse exam preparation
• Pastoral student support

Headquarters

HQ city

Portsmouth

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. State Education Funding: As a UK state-funded academy within The Kemnal Academies Trust (TKAT), Miltoncross Academy receives government funding through the UK Department for Education for providing free secondary education to students aged 11-16.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Miltoncross Academy is a state-funded secondary school for students aged 11–16 (Years 7–11) in Portsmouth, operating as part of The Kemnal Academies Trust (TKAT). It delivers Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4 education including GCSE examination preparation, alongside personal development, SEND and Pupil Premium support, careers guidance, and a broad extracurricular programme (notably Duke of Edinburgh, MX Performing Arts, MX Ambassadors, MX Elects, and the TKAT ACE pastoral mentoring scheme).

Product overview

Miltoncross Academy is a secondary school offering a comprehensive educational programme through its partnership with The Kemnal Academies Trust (TKAT). The school provides a broad curriculum across Year 7-11 with GCSE examination preparation, supported by the Kemnal Secondary Strategy framework. Key programme offerings include the TKAT ACE pastoral mentoring programme for disadvantaged students, the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme, MX Performing Arts, MX Ambassadors student leadership, MX Elects democratic participation programme, and a comprehensive Careers Programme. The school also participates in the SCITT Teacher Training scheme through TKAT for Initial Teacher Training. The institution emphasises extra-curricular opportunities including clubs, sports, and cultural trips alongside academic rigour.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• TKAT ACE Programme

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration13 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• The Kemnal Academies Trust (TKAT)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMiltoncross Academy is a member academy of The Kemnal Academies Trust (TKAT), one of the largest Multi-Academy Trusts in the South and East of England. TKAT provides governance, shared resources, professional development, and a network of 45 Special, Primary, Secondary and All Through Academies.
• BAE SystemsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBAE Systems conducted a STEM workshop for Year 7 and Year 8 students at Miltoncross Academy, providing hands-on engineering and technology learning experiences.
• ArborcoreTechnology or IntegrationArbor is the parent portal platform used by Miltoncross Academy for parent communication, student information management, and attendance tracking.
• ParentPay/WisePaycoreTechnology or IntegrationOnline payment platforms used by parents for school meals, trips, and other school-related payments.
• TKAT ACE ProgrammecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTKAT ACE is an internal pastoral mentoring programme within the TKAT trust that provides dedicated 1:1 tutors for disadvantaged pupils, supporting both academic outcomes and social-emotional development.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Bohunt Education Trust: Multi-academy trust operating several secondary schools across Hampshire and the South East, structurally very similar to TKAT — same region, same state-academy model, comparable per-pupil funding and curriculum governance — making it one of the closest peer comparables for Miltoncross.
• Reach Academy Feltham: Small UK state-funded secondary academy operating within a trust structure with a strong enrichment and pastoral ethos — comparable to Miltoncross on size, MAT-style governance, and breadth of extracurricular provision.

Broad incumbents

• United Learning: National UK MAT and independent school group operating many secondary academies across the country; comparable operating model (state-funded secondary within a trust) but at substantially greater breadth and resource depth.
• Ark Schools: UK MAT operating a network of secondary academies with centralised curriculum design and enrichment programmes — comparable secondary-academy-in-a-MAT model to Miltoncross but with much larger portfolio reach.
• Oasis Community Learning: Large UK MAT running primary, secondary and all-through academies with a strong focus on pastoral and community programmes; overlaps with Miltoncross's TKAT ACE pastoral model at materially greater portfolio scale.
• Harris Federation: One of the largest UK multi-academy trusts, operating many secondary academies with centralised curriculum, pastoral and digital infrastructure — a broader incumbent offering overlapping capabilities at significantly larger scale than TKAT/Miltoncross.
• E-ACT: Large national UK MAT running a portfolio of secondary and primary academies, including schools in the South and South West; structurally very similar trust operating model to TKAT.

Regional players

• Admiral Lord Nelson School: Portsmouth-area secondary school competing with Miltoncross for the same local pupil catchment; comparable on funding model, age range, and state-academy status.
• The Portsmouth Academy: State-funded secondary school serving the Portsmouth local authority area — direct geographic competitor for Year 6 transition intake, offering a directly comparable local proposition to Miltoncross families.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/MiltoncrossAcad
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/miltoncross-tkat

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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