OFSTED
7 February 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Requires improvement
OEIF
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership & management
Requires improvement
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Free schools
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Suffolk
Trust
SAPIENTIA EDUCATION TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
182
182 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
101
55.5% of pupils
Male pupils
81
44.5% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
25.2 pts
above England
School
50.0%
East Suffolk
23.6%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
19.2 pts
below England
School
1.1%
East Suffolk
5.0%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
East Suffolk
2.3%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
91.2%
166
Unclassified
4.9%
9
Any other White background
2.2%
4
African
0.5%
1
Indian
0.5%
1
White and Black African
0.5%
1
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
43.4%
79 of
182 pupils
22.6 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
5.0 pts
above
England
6.0%
17.6 pts
above
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
27.6
11.6 pts
below England
Latest published: -1.15 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
11.90%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
5.68 pts
higher than
England
School
11.90%
East Suffolk
6.54%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
34.47%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
18.65 pts
higher than
England
School
34.47%
East Suffolk
15.54%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
8.33%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
6.53 pts
higher than
England
School
8.33%
East Suffolk
2.19%
East of England
1.83%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
30.3%
62.0 pts
below England
Beccles High School
30.3%
East Suffolk
90.4%
East of England
92.9%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.