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Downham Market Academy

Bexwell Road, Downham Market, PE38 9LL

Ofsted: Good

Secondary

Phase

1567

Capacity

11-18

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Year:

GCSE Results

2024-25
Average Attainment 8
43.8
Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
35.3%
Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
59.2%
Entering EBacc
23.9%
EBacc APS
3.9
Cohort Size
201

Destinations

After GCSE 2024-25

Sustained education/employment
90.0%
Not sustained
78.0%
Apprenticeships
6.0%
Employment
6.0%

After A-Levels 2024-25

Sustained education/employment
87.0%
Higher education
37.0%
Apprenticeships
9.0%
Employment
35.0%

A-Level Results

2023-24

*Data not available for 2024-25 — showing latest available results

B-

Avg A-Level Grade

35.4

Avg Points/Entry

35.7

Best 3 A-Levels

35

A-Level Students

AAB+ with Facilitating
25.0%
Applied General Avg Points
31.1
16-18 Cohort
93

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
1333
Boys
650 (49%)
Girls
683 (51%)
Capacity
1567 (85% full)
SEND
17.5%
FSM Eligible
26.9%
EAL
6.3%
SEN with EHC Plan
3.8%
SEN Support
13.7%

Attendance & Absence

2023-24

*Data not available for 2024-25 — showing latest available results

Overall Absence Rate
9.4%
Persistent Absence
27.0%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Secondary
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 85.2%
  • White Other: 4.9%
  • Other: 4.9%
  • Mixed Other: 1.3%
  • Asian Other: 0.9%
  • Mixed White & Asian: 0.5%
  • Asian Chinese: 0.4%
  • Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.3%

85.2%

White British

4.9%

White Other

4.9%

Other

Historical Trends

GCSE Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Bexwell Road

Downham Market, East of England

Administrative

URN
145196
UKPRN
10065903
Establishment No.
4029
Trust
EASTERN LEARNING ALLIANCE