Beccles High SchoolPakefield High School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Beccles High School and Pakefield High School are secondary schools.
Beccles High School scores 27 out of 100 (grade F, weak) and Pakefield High School scores 47 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Pakefield High School is ahead on our composite score.
Beccles High School was judged Requires improvement and Pakefield High School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 27.6 for Beccles High School and 38.4 for Pakefield High School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Beccles High School (38.9 in 2021-22, 27.6 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Pakefield High School (40.1 in 2021-22, 38.4 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | BecclesBeccles High School | LowestoftPakefield High School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | F27/100 | D47/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 43rd of 43 in Suffolk | 36th of 43 in Suffolk Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Requires improvement | Ofsted: GoodStronger figure | |
| School type | Free schools | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 238 | 701 | |
| Capacity | 600 | 900 | |
| Location | Beccles, NR34 7BQ | Lowestoft, NR33 7AQ | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 27.6 | 38.4 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 17.9% | 27.9% Stronger figure | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 31.3% | 57.4% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 10.4% Stronger figure | 5.1% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 2.35 | 2.98 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 67 | 136 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 238 | 701 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 51.3% | 39.9% | |
| English as an additional language | 2.5% | 2.6% | |
| SEN support | 19.8% | 19.4% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 15.6% | 4.1% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 11.9% | 9.6% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 34.5% | 27.6% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Beccles High School
Pakefield High School
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