Breckland School
Ofsted: Good
Score
D53
- 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: Good
Secondary
Phase
2050
Capacity
11-19
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Year:
GCSE Results
2024-25- Average Attainment 8
- 42.4 nat46.0
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 41.6% nat45.4%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 59.2% nat64.8%
- Entering EBacc
- 31.9% nat40.5%
- EBacc APS
- 3.9 nat4.1
- Cohort Size
- 238
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
2024-25B-
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
- 675 (50%)
- Girls
- 686 (50%)
- Capacity
- 2050 (66% 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
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- 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
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Croxton Road
Thetford, East of England
Administrative
- URN
- 136204
- UKPRN
- 10031106
- Establishment No.
- 6910
- Trust
- INSPIRATION TRUST
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