Intelligence snapshot
Demand
Plenty of spaces available
Capacity
40% — Below capacity
Admissions
Non-selective intake
Sixth form
Not available here
Quick takeaway
Rated Requires Improvement by Ofsted (2024).
Key points for parents
Rated Requires Improvement by Ofsted in 2024
This school does not have a sixth form
The school has significant spare capacity
School details
Published dataProfile
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Intake
- Mixed
Capacity
- Pupils
- 238
- Capacity
- 40%
- FSM
- 50.4%
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Governance
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Trust
- SAPIENTIA EDUCATION TRUST
- Head
- Mr Christopher Barns
Provisions
- Sixth form
- No
Inspection reports
Official linksNational standing
Requires Improvement is the 3rd highest Ofsted rating — grade 3 of 4.
School inspection: Requires Improvement
3 official reports linked on this page, including 2 earlier reports.
Previous reports
Location
Castle Hill, Beccles, Suffolk, NR34 7BQ
Town setting
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