Beccles High School
Secondary · Free schools · Ages 11–16 · Beccles, Suffolk
Beccles High School is a secondary school in Beccles, Suffolk for ages 11–16 (free schools). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Requires improvement, from the inspection on 7 February 2024.
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Key facts
- Address
- Castle Hill, Beccles, NR34 7BQ
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Suffolk
- Pupils on roll
- 182 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 50% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 10.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Requires improvement Inspected 7 February 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy attending this small community school.”
- “They benefit from caring teachers and staff.”
- “Pupils show maturity and calmness in their lessons and at social times.”
To improve
- “Historically, pupils did not receive a consistent level of teaching or a well-sequenced curriculum.”
- “This led to some pupils having gaps in their learning which resulted in weaker levels of achievement.”
- “Historical weaknesses meant that pupils’ achievement was significantly below the national average.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 8 September 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) | 18% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 27.6 | 46 |
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: 39 first-preference applications, 40 offers in total, 39 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
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Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Suffolk.
- Sir John Leman High School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Bungay High School 5.5 mi No Ofsted grade
- Pakefield High School 6.4 mi Good
- East Point Academy 6.6 mi School remains Good
- Benjamin Britten Academy of Music and Mathematics 7.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Ormiston Denes Academy 7.8 mi Not judged
- Stradbroke High School 15.8 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
- Alde Valley Academy 17.1 mi Requires improvement