Pakefield High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Sept 27 2023 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
- 146909
- Address
- London Road Pakefield, Pakefield, NR33 7AQ
- Website
- www.pakefield.org.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 701 (77% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.2%
- Girls
- 48.8%
- First language not English
- 2.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 38.9%
- Persistent absence
- 26.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 19.4%
White British 90.2%
Mixed 3.9%
Other White 2%
Unclassified 1.4%
Gypsy/Roma 1%
Indian 0.7%
African 0.3%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Other 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 5%
Local authority average 27%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 27%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 38.4
Local authority average 42.7
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 2.97
Local authority average 3.69
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 77 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 16 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 8 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 68 |
| Biology | GCSE | 15 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 16 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 15 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 23 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 45 |
| English Language | GCSE | 136 |
Admissions
Pakefield High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 158
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 155
- 2nd preference
- 83
- 3rd preference
- 17
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 155
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 137 72 65 |
| Year 8 | 159 89 70 |
| Year 9 | 150 76 74 |
| Year 10 | 117 52 65 |
| Year 11 | 138 70 68 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 86.0% 86.1% 85.5% |
Further education | 75.0% 41.1% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 2.0% 39.6% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 9.0% 4.6% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.8% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 3.1% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 3.5% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 8.0% 4.9% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 2.5% 3.0% |