Thomas Mills High School & Sixth Form
Academy converter in Woodbridge, IP13 9HE, taking ages 11 to 18, 1,056 on roll.
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In 2026/27, the furthest child offered a place lived 15.9 miles away.
Applying for September 2027? Secondary applications close 31 October 2026; offers on 1 March 2027.
How this compares: every Suffolk school's distance, tightest first →
The circle is 15.9 miles, the distance the school admitted from in 2026/27.
How to read this
Most English schools do not have a catchment area. When Thomas Mills High School & Sixth Form is oversubscribed, places go outward from the school until they run out, so the distance moves each year with how many families applied and where they lived.
Distances are measured from the postcode's centre, not a front door; a postcode covers a few houses. Siblings, looked-after children come before distance, so a school can fill before distance counts at all.
Real admission areas are not circular: the circle is the distance, not a boundary. The labels on the map are postcode districts whose centre falls inside it; each opens the district's guide.
The address on the closing date is the one the council uses. How admissions work.
One published year so far: 2026/27, from Suffolk. With two or more, the map can draw any of them.
Source: Suffolk, published admission distances, 2026/27
Two schools, both in reach
Two children, or a first and second preference? Add a second school to see where both are in reach, cheapest districts first. Only a school with a published distance can be added.
If the answer is no, you can appeal. In Suffolk, 43 of 157 secondary appeals succeeded in 2025 (27.4%; England 19.9%), counted for all the council's schools together. How every council compares.
The distance as a picture
What kind of school this is
| Admissions | Non-selective |
| Religious character | No religious character |
| Sixth form | Has a sixth form |
| How full | 1,056 pupils in 1,170 places (90% full) |
| Trust | THOMAS MILLS HIGH SCHOOL |
| Local authority | Suffolk |
Department for Education register (GIAS).
How the school is doing
| Ofsted | Good, inspected 16 March 2023 |
| Attainment 8 | 48.4 (2024/25) |
| Year | Progress 8 |
|---|---|
| 2024/25 | not published |
| 2023/24 | +0.10 |
| 2022/23 | +0.02 |
Ofsted, and the Department for Education's published performance data.
Who goes to Thomas Mills High School & Sixth Form
| Girls and boys | 50.4% girls, 49.6% boys |
| English as an additional language | 3.3% of pupils |
| Free school meals | 17.4% of pupils eligible |
DfE school census, most recent published year.
Where Thomas Mills High School & Sixth Form's Year 11 went next
| Stayed for the sixth form | 67.9% |
| Sixth-form college | 0.0% |
| Further education college | 19.4% |
| Apprenticeship | 3.6% |
| Employment | 2.6% |
| No sustained destination recorded | 3.1% |
DfE destination measures, 2022/23. Broad categories only: the DfE does not publish which named schools or colleges pupils moved to.
What it costs to live within reach of Thomas Mills High School & Sixth Form
Cheapest district inside the 15.9 miles: IP16, median £221,000. Dearest: IP15, £546,500.
| District | Area | From the school | Median sold price |
|---|---|---|---|
| IP16 | East Suffolk | 10.9 mi | £221,000 114 sales |
| IP19 | East Suffolk | 10.5 mi | £255,000 117 sales |
| IP20 | South Norfolk | 12.3 mi | £257,091 44 sales |
| IP12 | East Suffolk | 9.5 mi | £278,000 20 sales |
| IP14 | Mid Suffolk | 12.7 mi | £292,000 39 sales |
| IP5 | East Suffolk | 12.0 mi | £330,000 141 sales |
| IP17 | East Suffolk | 7.4 mi | £420,000 31 sales |
| IP15 | East Suffolk | 12.4 mi | £546,500 70 sales |
How to read this
The postcode districts whose centre falls inside the 15.9 miles the school admitted from in 2026/27, cheapest first, by the median of real sales around each district's centre. A district is wide, so check the address itself, not the list. Districts without enough recorded sales to rank are not shown.
How this compares across England: what a tight gate costs, school by school.
Source: HM Land Registry sold prices, via each district's area guide
Getting to Thomas Mills High School & Sixth Form by bus
Best-served stop: Thomas Mills School, 68 yd away, with 0.6 buses an hour on weekday daytimes; first bus 08:37, last 16:00.
Every stop within 600 m
| Stop | From the school | Weekday daytime, an hour | Evening | Sunday | Routes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Mills School | 68 yd | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 963, 119, MILLS1, MILLS2, MILLS3, MILLS4 |
| Kings Avenue | 0.1 mi | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 119, 963 |
| Kings Avenue | 0.1 mi | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 119 |
These are scheduled departures, not buses observed running. Two stops on opposite sides of a road are two rows.
Source: operators' timetables on the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport), week of 8 Sep 2026
The fee-paying alternative
Weighing Thomas Mills High School & Sixth Form against the independent sector? Every fee-paying school around IP13: ages, selection, and how full each one is → What it costs to live at IP13 9HE, by the school: council tax, energy, prices, rent, stamp duty →
Checking the house as well as the school
The full report checks one address against every nearby school, with sold prices, flood risk and crime.
Common questions
What is the catchment area for Thomas Mills High School & Sixth Form?
Thomas Mills High School & Sixth Form does not have one in the sense most people mean. Like most English schools, an oversubscribed year offers places outward from the school until they run out. The nearest thing to an answer: the furthest child admitted in 2026/27 lived 15.9 miles away, per Suffolk.
How close do I need to live to get a place at Thomas Mills High School & Sixth Form?
Nobody can say in advance, and anyone who does is guessing. 15.9 miles was enough in 2026/27. The distance moves every year with the number of applications, so treat last year's figure as evidence, not a promise.
Does buying a house near Thomas Mills High School & Sixth Form guarantee a place?
No. Admission criteria usually put looked-after children, siblings ahead of distance, so places can be filled before distance is reached. Councils also check that the address is genuinely where the child lives.
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