Debenham High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 2 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Church of England
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Unique reference
- 136416
- Address
- Gracechurch Street, Debenham, IP14 6BL
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 699 (95% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.6%
- Girls
- 47.4%
- First language not English
- 1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 13%
- Persistent absence
- 16.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 7.0%
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| African | 1% |
| Unclassified | 2% |
| Other White | 2.7% |
| Mixed | 4.3% |
| White British | 89.7% |
| Other Asian | 0.1% |
| Other Black | 0.1% |
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
| Area | Result |
|---|---|
| School | 27% |
| Local authority average | 27% |
| England average | 41% |
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
| Area | Result |
|---|---|
| School | 68% |
| Local authority average | 40% |
| England average | 45% |
Attainment 8 score
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| School | 55.7 |
| Local authority average | 42.8 |
| England average | 46 |
EBacc average point score
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| School | 4.74 |
| Local authority average | 3.7 |
| England average | 4.09 |
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 9 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 33 |
| Biology | GCSE | 25 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 32 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 25 |
| Classical Civilisation | GCSE | 3 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 13 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 47 |
| Economics | GCSE | 10 |
| English Language | GCSE | 137 |
Admissions
Debenham High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 135
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 155
- 2nd preference
- 72
- 3rd preference
- 24
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 133
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 139 70 69 |
| Year 8 | 141 78 63 |
| Year 9 | 142 74 68 |
| Year 10 | 139 75 64 |
| Year 11 | 138 71 67 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 86.0% 86.1% 85.5% |
Further education | 20.0% 41.1% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 64.0% 39.6% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 1.0% 4.6% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.8% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 3.1% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 3.5% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 4.9% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 2.5% 3.0% |