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
- 687 (77% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 54.1%
- Girls
- 45.9%
- First language not English
- 3.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 36%
- Persistent absence
- 28.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.4%
White British 88.2%
Other White 4.4%
Mixed 3.1%
Unclassified 1.9%
Gypsy/Roma 0.7%
Indian 0.6%
African 0.4%
Other 0.3%
Pakistani 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.74
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.1
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 13%
Local authority average 28%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 23%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 36.1
Local authority average 43.5
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 2.96
Local authority average 3.74
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 26 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 48 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 5 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 6 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 68 |
| Biology | GCSE | 25 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 25 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 43 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 54 |
| English Language | GCSE | 154 |
Admissions
Pakefield High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 124
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 119
- 2nd preference
- 99
- 3rd preference
- 24
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 119
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 157 91 66 |
| Year 8 | 156 80 76 |
| Year 9 | 118 55 63 |
| Year 10 | 136 70 66 |
| Year 11 | 120 76 44 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 89.0% 86.2% 86.5% |
Further education | 76.0% 38.2% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 2.0% 41.8% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 10.0% 4.9% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 1.3% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 4.1% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 3.9% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 5.1% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.7% 1.0% |