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
- 687 (94% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.4%
- Girls
- 47.6%
- First language not English
- 1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 11.2%
- Persistent absence
- 17.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 7.6%
White British 91.1%
Mixed 5.3%
Other White 2.2%
African 0.7%
Unclassified 0.7%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.71
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.1
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 15%
Local authority average 28%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 61%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 55.6
Local authority average 43.5
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.6
Local authority average 3.74
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 19 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 30 |
| Biology | GCSE | 52 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 50 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 51 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 14 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 52 |
| English Language | GCSE | 135 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 133 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 16 |
Admissions
Debenham High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 133
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 131
- 2nd preference
- 59
- 3rd preference
- 14
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 130
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 134 74 60 |
| Year 8 | 135 71 64 |
| Year 9 | 138 76 62 |
| Year 10 | 139 73 66 |
| Year 11 | 141 66 75 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 86.0% 86.2% 86.5% |
Further education | 21.0% 38.2% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 57.0% 41.8% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 1.0% 4.9% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 7.0% 1.3% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 4.1% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 8.0% 3.9% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 1.0% 5.1% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.7% 1.0% |