Downham Market Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Apr 26 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Not available
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Unique reference
- 145196
- Address
- Bexwell Road, PE38 9LL
- Website
- https://dma.tela.org.uk/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1333 (93% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.8%
- Girls
- 51.2%
- First language not English
- 6.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 25.4%
- Persistent absence
- 22.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.7%
White British 89.3%
Other White 5.2%
Mixed 2.5%
Other Asian 0.9%
African 0.5%
Chinese 0.5%
Other 0.5%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Indian 0.1%
Unclassified 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 24%
Local authority average 43%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 35%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 43.8
Local authority average 45.1
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.87
Local authority average 4.04
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Tourism | Technical Award | 14 |
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | Other General Qualification (Level 3) | 13 |
| Ancient History | GCSE | 12 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 30 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 10 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 17 |
| English Language | GCSE | 201 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 201 |
| French | GCSE | 34 |
Admissions
Downham Market Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 219
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 242
- 2nd preference
- 31
- 3rd preference
- 15
- From another Local Authority
- 3
Offers
- 1st preference
- 214
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 19.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 273 140 133 |
| Year 8 | 258 110 148 |
| Year 9 | 263 148 115 |
| Year 10 | 244 110 134 |
| Year 11 | 204 97 107 |
| Year 12 | 42 19 23 |
| Year 13 | 49 26 23 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 78.0% 83.9% 85.5% |
Further education | 48.0% 43.1% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 26.0% 33.2% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 2.0% 7.0% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.6% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 6.0% 3.7% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 6.0% 3.8% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 6.0% 5.7% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 5.0% 2.9% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 54.0% 51.7% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 11.0% 12.8% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 1.3% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 9.0% 2.4% 2.4% |