Breckland School
Ofsted: Good
Score
D51
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Brandon, IP27 0PE
- Distance
- 10.2km away
Iceni Secondary Academy
Stoke Road, Methwold, Thetford, IP26 4PE
Local ranking51st of 53 secondary schools in Norfolk
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
745
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2024 SATs · Ofsted inspection 3 December 2024. Figures last updated .
Ofsted Inspection
Inspected 3 December 2024 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full
Safeguarding standards Met
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour & attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership & management
- Good
Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 37.3 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 26.0% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 51.0% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 100
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 84.0%
- Continued in education
- 76.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 1.0%
- Employment
- 7.0%
- Not sustained
- 6.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 582
- Boys
- 292 (53%)
- Girls
- 263 (47%)
- Capacity
- 745 (74% full)
- SEND
- 25.9%
- FSM Eligible
- 24.4%
- EAL
- 4.0%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 4.8%
- SEN Support
- 21.1%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 18.4:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 31.8
- Budget per Pupil
- £8,353/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
- 11.3% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 28.3% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
Loading chart
- White British: 92.6%
- White Other: 2.8%
- Mixed Other: 1.4%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.7%
- Mixed White & Asian: 0.7%
- Other: 0.5%
- White Traveller: 0.2%
- Gypsy/Roma: 0.2%
92.6%
White British
2.8%
White Other
1.4%
Mixed Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
KS2 Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Stoke Road
Thetford, East of England
Administrative
- URN
- 139058
- UKPRN
- 10039862
- Establishment No.
- 6911
- Trust
- ACADEMY TRANSFORMATION TRUST
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