Breckland School
Ofsted: Good
Score
D51
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Brandon, IP27 0PE
- Distance
- 10.6km away
The Thetford Academy
Croxton Road, Thetford, IP24 1LH
Local ranking32nd of 53 secondary schools in Norfolk
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
2050
Capacity
11-19
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 4 March 2020. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 44.9 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 46.6% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 62.4% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 189
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 87.0%
- Continued in education
- 80.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 4.0%
- Employment
- 3.0%
- Not sustained
- 7.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 80.0%
- Higher education
- 38.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 12.0%
- Employment
- 30.0%
- Not sustained
- 18.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
B-
Avg A-Level Grade
35.3
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
39.3
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
44
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 31.6% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 29.7
- 16-18 Cohort
- 92
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1361
- Boys
- 707 (51%)
- Girls
- 691 (49%)
- Capacity
- 2050 (68% full)
- SEND
- 12.9%
- FSM Eligible
- 31.8%
- EAL
- 31.3%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 5.4%
- SEN Support
- 7.5%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 16.0:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 85.3
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,440/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 9.8% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 25.7% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 64.6%
- White Other: 25.5%
- Mixed White & Black African: 2.0%
- Mixed Other: 1.7%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.4%
- Mixed White & Asian: 1.0%
- Other: 0.9%
- Black African: 0.7%
64.6%
White British
25.5%
White Other
2.0%
Mixed White & Black African
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Croxton Road
Thetford, East of England
Administrative
- URN
- 136204
- UKPRN
- 10031106
- Establishment No.
- 6910
- Trust
- INSPIRATION TRUST
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