Sir John Leman High School
Ofsted: Expected
Score
C56
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Beccles, NR34 9PG
- Distance
- 1.0km away
Beccles High School
Castle Hill, Beccles, NR34 7BQ
Local ranking41st of 43 secondary schools in Suffolk
Ofsted: ExpectedUpdated— score data refreshed 20 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
600
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · Ofsted inspection 30 June 2026. Figures last updated .
Safeguarding standards Met
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Curriculum & teaching
- Expected standard
- Attendance & behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development & wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership & governance
- Strong standard
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 25.4 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 10.0% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 28.0% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 50
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 79.0%
- Continued in education
- 77.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 0.0%
- Employment
- 2.0%
- Not sustained
- 15.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 238
- Boys
- 81 (45%)
- Girls
- 101 (55%)
- Capacity
- 600 (30% full)
- SEND
- 35.3%
- FSM Eligible
- 51.3%
- EAL
- 2.5%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 15.6%
- SEN Support
- 19.8%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 10.8:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 22.1
- Budget per Pupil
- £11,364/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
- 11.9% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 34.5% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
Loading chart
- White British: 94.4%
- White Other: 2.6%
- Asian Indian: 0.8%
- Gypsy/Roma: 0.4%
- Mixed White & Black African: 0.4%
- Mixed White & Asian: 0.4%
- Mixed Other: 0.4%
- Black African: 0.4%
94.4%
White British
2.6%
White Other
0.8%
Asian Indian
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Castle Hill
Beccles, East of England
Administrative
- URN
- 138274
- UKPRN
- 10038718
- Establishment No.
- 4016
- Trust
- SAPIENTIA EDUCATION TRUST
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