Benjamin Britten Academy of Music and Mathematics
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- School rating
- Good Jan 21 2025 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
- 1262 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.6%
- Girls
- 51.4%
- First language not English
- 2.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 31.5%
- Persistent absence
- 21.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 23.2%
White British 92.8%
Mixed 3.9%
Other White 2.1%
Pakistani 0.3%
Indian 0.2%
Other Asian 0.2%
African 0.2%
Other 0.2%
Caribbean 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 10%
Local authority average 27%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 45%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 44.8
Local authority average 42.7
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.84
Local authority average 3.69
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 35 |
| Biology | GCSE | 32 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 38 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 32 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 222 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 18 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 43 |
| Dance | GCSE | 18 |
| English Language | GCSE | 235 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 229 |
Admissions
Benjamin Britten Academy of Music and Mathematics
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 209
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 287
- 2nd preference
- 51
- 3rd preference
- 10
- From another Local Authority
- 8
Offers
- 1st preference
- 209
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 5
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 267 131 136 |
| Year 8 | 260 121 139 |
| Year 9 | 251 118 133 |
| Year 10 | 249 129 120 |
| Year 11 | 235 114 121 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 89.0% 86.1% 85.5% |
Further education | 65.0% 41.1% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 39.6% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 22.0% 4.6% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | SP 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 | 4.0% 4.9% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 2.5% 3.0% |