Suffolk
Beccles High School
GCSE results 2026: every Suffolk school ranked · how England did
Close to home and non-selective, but attainment sits below the national average and the last inspection asked for improvement.
What the data says
Published data, read plainly. It tells you what to check next; it does not guarantee a place or replace your local authority’s admissions guidance.
Attainment 8 of 25.4 is significantly below the national average. Progress 8 and pupil context may still indicate positive value-added.
- 25.4
- Attainment 8
- 10%
- 5+ Eng & Maths
- 2025/2026
- Academic year
Pupils made below-average progress compared with similar pupils nationally. The confidence interval is entirely below zero.
- -1.15
- Progress 8
- [-1.48, -0.81]
- Confidence interval
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Starting school in September 2027
- Secondary (Year 7): apply by 31 October 2026; offers on 1 March 2027.
National dates for England. You apply through the council where you live, even for a school in another council.
Applications and offers
National offer day figures that councils report to the Department for Education. These are counts only: they do not show how far away the last child offered a place lived.
Year 7 entry
| Year of entry | Places offered | Put it first | First choices offered | Applications (any preference) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 40 | 39 | 39 (100%) | 89 |
| September 2025 | 28 | 28 | 28 (100%) | 58 |
| September 2024 | 30 | 28 | 28 (100%) | 53 |
| September 2023 | 29 | 29 | 29 (100%) | 62 |
| September 2022 | 41 | 40 | 40 (100%) | 89 |
Source: Department for Education: Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, school-level data, published 18 June 2026. “–” means the figure was not published. The council’s own allocation figures are the official record: check Suffolk’s admissions page for cut-off distances, the admission rules and this year’s dates.
Performance over time
Attainment 8 over time
Progress 8 over time(not available 2024/25 or 2025/26)
Historical results
| Year | Pupils | Att8 | P8 | 5+ E&M | 7+ E&M | EBacc % | EBacc APS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/2026 (provisional) | 50 | 25.4 | — | 10.0% | 4.0% | — | — |
| 2024/2025 | 67 | 27.6 | — | 17.9% | — | 10.4% | 2.4 |
| 2023/2024 | 71 | 30.9 | -1.15 | 16.9% | — | 0.0% | 2.6 |
| 2022/2023 | 47 | 28.4 | -1.68 | 19.1% | — | 6.4% | 2.6 |
| 2021/2022 | 46 | 38.9 | -0.38 | — | — | 13.0% | 3.3 |
EBacc figures stop at 2024/2025: the DfE no longer publishes them from 2025/2026.
Nearby and similar schools
Other secondary schools in Suffolk for local comparison.
School information
| URN | 138274 |
| Local authority | Suffolk |
| Region | East of England |
| Phase | Secondary |
| Type | Free schools |
| Gender of entry | Mixed |
| Age range | 11-16 |
| Headteacher | Christopher Barns |
| Trust | SAPIENTIA EDUCATION TRUST |
| Admissions | Non-selective |
| Religious character | None |
| Postcode | NR34 7BQ |
| Pupils | 238 |
| FSM eligible | 50.4% |
Contact and identifiers
Castle Hill, Beccles, Suffolk, NR34 7BQ
www.becclesschool.org.uk1502718850| DfE number | 4016 |
| UKPRN | 10038718 |
| Opened | 2 Sept 2012 |
| GIAS updated | 5 Feb 2026 |
Data sources and freshness
| Official record updated | 5 Feb 2026 |
| Latest KS4 year | 2025/2026 |
| Latest KS2 year | — |
| Ofsted published | 19 Mar 2024 |
Latest Ofsted inspection
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Safeguarding | Effective |
| Inspection type | S5 Inspection |
| Category of concern | — |
| Inspection date | 7 Feb 2024 |
| Publication date | 19 Mar 2024 |