Breckland School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 22 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Free Schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Unique reference
- 138250
- Address
- Crown Street, IP27 0PE
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 613 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.7%
- Girls
- 48.3%
- First language not English
- 10.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 24.1%
- Persistent absence
- 26.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.6%
White British 82.9%
Other White 11.1%
Mixed 3.9%
Unclassified 1.5%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Indian 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Other 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 30%
Local authority average 27%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 33%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 42.4
Local authority average 42.7
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.72
Local authority average 3.69
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Ancient History | GCSE | 17 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 14 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 25 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 29 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 21 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 16 |
| English Language | GCSE | 104 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 102 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 22 |
| French | GCSE | 43 |
Admissions
Breckland School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 115
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 116
- 2nd preference
- 35
- 3rd preference
- 10
- From another Local Authority
- 38
Offers
- 1st preference
- 111
- 2nd preference
- 4
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 15
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 123 62 61 |
| Year 8 | 140 81 59 |
| Year 9 | 125 59 66 |
| Year 10 | 119 57 62 |
| Year 11 | 106 58 48 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 81.0% 86.1% 85.5% |
Further education | 62.0% 41.1% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 18.0% 39.6% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 2.0% 4.6% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.8% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 3.1% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 3.5% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 10.0% 4.9% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 2.5% 3.0% |