Joyce Frankland Academy, Newport
Ofsted: Good
Score
D54
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Saffron Walden, CB11 3TR
- Distance
- 3.5km away
Saffron Walden County High School
Audley End Road, Saffron Walden, CB11 4UH
Local ranking8th of 80 secondary schools in Essex
Ofsted: OutstandingUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
2050
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 26 March 2024. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 55.8 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 64.7% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 77.7% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 300
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 93.0%
- Continued in education
- 89.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 2.0%
- Employment
- 3.0%
- Not sustained
- 4.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 91.0%
- Higher education
- 60.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 7.0%
- Employment
- 23.0%
- Not sustained
- 7.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
B
Avg A-Level Grade
40.0
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
40.4
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
279
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 20.2% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 30.8
- 16-18 Cohort
- 618
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 2119
- Boys
- 1042 (48%)
- Girls
- 1115 (52%)
- Capacity
- 2050 (105% full)
- SEND
- 19.3%
- FSM Eligible
- 11.6%
- EAL
- 5.6%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 3.7%
- SEN Support
- 15.6%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 15.8:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 134.1
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,759/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
- 7.2% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 17.6% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 84.3%
- White Other: 6.8%
- Mixed Other: 2.1%
- Mixed White & Asian: 1.4%
- Asian Other: 1.1%
- Other: 0.9%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.6%
- Asian Indian: 0.5%
84.3%
White British
6.8%
White Other
2.1%
Mixed Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Audley End Road
Saffron Walden, East of England
Administrative
- URN
- 136776
- UKPRN
- 10033783
- Establishment No.
- 5408
- Trust
- SAFFRON ACADEMY TRUST
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