Sir John Leman High School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Beccles, Suffolk
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
7.348 miles
Published by Suffolk County Council · offers on 2 March 2026
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Sir John Leman High School is a secondary school in Beccles, Suffolk for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Suffolk has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2026 entry.
Sir John Leman High School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | 7.348 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last child offered a Year 7 place in 2026 lived 7.348 miles away, the 4th longest of 18 Suffolk secondary schools with a published last distance.
- In 2026 Year 7 entry, 277 first-choice applications for 265 offers; 263 offers went to first-choice families, and 14 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- 41% reached grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths in 2024/25 (England 45%), 4th highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Suffolk.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Suffolk schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Ringsfield Road, Beccles, NR34 9PG
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Suffolk
- Pupils on roll
- 1,404 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 21.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 14 April 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy being part of this welcoming and inclusive school.”
- “Pupils feel valued and treated as individuals.”
- “They enjoy warm, caring relationships with staff.”
To improve
- “This is not reflected by historical outcomes, which have been below national averages.”
- “However, in some subjects the support for writing is not as developed.”
- “When this is the case, pupils' writing can hamper their learning.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 8 June 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 41% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 44.8 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 277 first-preference applications, 265 offers in total, 263 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Suffolk.
- Beccles High School 0.6 mi Requires improvement
- Bungay High School 4.9 mi No Ofsted grade
- Pakefield High School 7.0 mi Good
- East Point Academy 7.3 mi School remains Good
- Benjamin Britten Academy of Music and Mathematics 8.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Ormiston Denes Academy 8.5 mi Not judged
- Stradbroke High School 15.2 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
- Alde Valley Academy 17.1 mi Requires improvement