Beccles High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Feb 7 2024 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
- 138274
- Address
- Castle Hill, NR34 7BQ
- Website
- www.becclesschool.org.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 288 (75% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.0%
- Girls
- 50.0%
- First language not English
- 2.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 46.5%
- Persistent absence
- 33.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.4%
White British 93.8%
Mixed 2%
Other White 1.4%
Unclassified 1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.7%
Indian 0.7%
African 0.3%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -1.68
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.1
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 6%
Local authority average 28%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 19%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 28.4
Local authority average 43.5
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 2.6
Local authority average 3.74
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Childcare Skills | Technical Award | 10 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 6 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 10 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 4 |
| English Language | GCSE | 47 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 24 |
| Geography | GCSE | 24 |
| German | GCSE | 2 |
| History | GCSE | 17 |
| Mathematics | GCSE | 47 |
Admissions
Set Beccles School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 30
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 28
- 2nd preference
- 16
- 3rd preference
- 9
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 28
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 34 19 15 |
| Year 8 | 49 21 28 |
| Year 9 | 59 28 31 |
| Year 10 | 74 42 32 |
| Year 11 | 72 34 38 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 76.0% 86.2% 86.5% |
Further education | 64.0% 38.2% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 0.0% 41.8% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 13.0% 4.9% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 1.3% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 7.0% 4.1% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 3.9% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 7.0% 5.1% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 4.0% 0.7% 1.0% |