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
- 238 (73% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.7%
- Girls
- 51.3%
- First language not English
- 2.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 50.4%
- Persistent absence
- 39.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 19.7%
White British 92.9%
Other White 2.5%
Unclassified 1.7%
Mixed 1.2%
Indian 0.8%
Gypsy/Roma 0.4%
African 0.4%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 10%
Local authority average 27%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 16%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 27.4
Local authority average 42.7
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 2.33
Local authority average 3.69
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 11 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 18 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 11 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 7 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 23 |
| Biology | GCSE | 15 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 15 |
| English Language | GCSE | 62 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 37 |
| Geography | GCSE | 35 |
Admissions
Beccles High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 28
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 28
- 2nd preference
- 21
- 3rd preference
- 9
- From another Local Authority
- 3
Offers
- 1st preference
- 28
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 16.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 33 11 22 |
| Year 8 | 36 17 19 |
| Year 9 | 48 22 26 |
| Year 10 | 54 27 27 |
| Year 11 | 67 39 28 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 77.0% 86.1% 85.5% |
Further education | 70.0% 41.1% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 4.0% 39.6% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 2.0% 4.6% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.8% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 3.1% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 0.0% 3.5% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 15.0% 4.9% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 6.0% 2.5% 3.0% |