Benjamin Britten Academy of Music and Mathematics

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary
Ofsted rating
Good
May 9 2019 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 16 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Suffolk
Unique reference
142759
Address
Blyford Road, NR32 4PZ

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1259 (98% of total capacity)
Boys
49.3%
Girls
50.7%
First language not English
2.5%
Free school meals (FSM)
31.2%
Persistent absence
32.1%
Special education needs (SEN)
22.6%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 91%
Mixed 4.2%
Other White 1.7%
Unclassified 1.7%
Pakistani 0.3%
Other Asian 0.3%
Indian 0.2%
Other 0.2%
Caribbean 0.1%
African 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
-0.28
Local authority average, state-funded schools
-0.1
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 26%
Local authority average 28%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 41%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 43.2
Local authority average 43.5
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 3.73
Local authority average 3.74
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE44
BiologyGCSE29
Business Studies:SingleGCSE53
ChemistryGCSE29
Social Science: CitizenshipGCSE219
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE17
Design & TechnologyGCSE22
DanceGCSE13
English LanguageGCSE236
English LiteratureGCSE233
Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Benjamin Britten Academy of Music and Mathematics

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
268
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
297
2nd preference
52
3rd preference
13
From another Local Authority
8
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
267
2nd preference
1
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
5
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes25.7
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
267
127
140
Year 8
260
117
143
Year 9
258
135
123
Year 10
236
115
121
Year 11
238
127
111
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
84.0%
86.0%
85.6%
Further education
63.0%
38.2%
35.4%
School sixth form
SP
42.6%
36.6%
Sixth form college
20.0%
4.6%
13.0%
Other education destinations
SP
0.6%
0.5%
Entering employment
3.0%
4.3%
4.1%
Entering apprenticeships
8.0%
3.7%
3.2%
Not in education or employment
5.0%
5.3%
5.9%
Destination unknown
0.0%
0.6%
1.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

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