Breckland School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 23 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
- 607 (95% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.2%
- Girls
- 47.8%
- First language not English
- 11%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 24.1%
- Persistent absence
- 28.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 9.7%
White British 81.2%
Other White 10.4%
Mixed 4.6%
Unclassified 3.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Other 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.01
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.1
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 19%
Local authority average 28%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 39%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 42.8
Local authority average 43.5
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.65
Local authority average 3.74
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Ancient History | GCSE | 20 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 25 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 18 |
| Biology | GCSE | 19 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 19 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 27 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 27 |
| English Language | GCSE | 107 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 106 |
| French | GCSE | 32 |
Admissions
Breckland School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 118
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 159
- 2nd preference
- 40
- 3rd preference
- 6
- From another Local Authority
- 59
Offers
- 1st preference
- 117
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 8
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 141 81 60 |
| Year 8 | 128 59 69 |
| Year 9 | 119 58 61 |
| Year 10 | 110 62 48 |
| Year 11 | 109 57 52 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 85.0% 86.2% 86.5% |
Further education | 59.0% 38.2% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 24.0% 41.8% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 2.0% 4.9% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 1.3% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 4.1% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 3.9% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 6.0% 5.1% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 0.7% 1.0% |