Thomas Mills High School & Sixth Form: admissions history
How many families applied, how many places there were, and how far the last place went - every year we hold.
For September 2026 entry, 180 families put Thomas Mills High School & Sixth Form as their first choice and 277 named it as one of their preferences, for 173 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places, so in 2026 a family who put it first could expect an offer unless the school's other criteria ruled them out.
Demand has been fairly steady: 173 first choices in 2021, against 180 in 2026.
Across Suffolk, 93% of families were offered their first-choice secondary school for 2026 entry, and 98% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2025, families in Suffolk lodged 193 appeals against secondary school offers; 157 reached a hearing and 43 succeeded (27.4% of those heard).
Applications and offers by year
| Entry year | Places offered | First choices | Named at all | First choices per place | First choices not offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 173 | 180 | 277 | 1.0 | 8 |
| 2025 | 202 | 205 | 326 | 1.0 | 5 |
| 2024 | 136 | 134 | 252 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 142 | 137 | 252 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 133 | 133 | 247 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 171 | 173 | 316 | 1.0 | 7 |
| 2020 | 171 | 163 | 298 | 1.0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 167 | 161 | 290 | 1.0 | 18 |
| 2018 | 201 | 198 | 331 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 172 | 168 | 289 | 1.0 | 6 |
| 2016 | 164 | 157 | 297 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 152 | 145 | 295 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 137 | 133 | 261 | 1.0 | 0 |
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school-level file). "Places offered" is the number of offers made on national offer day, which can differ from the school's published admission number.