Joyce Frankland Academy, Newport
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Saffron Walden, Essex
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Essex County Council · offers on 2 March 2026
Year 7 last distance offered, 2023–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Joyce Frankland Academy, Newport is a secondary school in Saffron Walden, Essex for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 27 June 2023. Essex has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2022 to 2026 entry.
Joyce Frankland Academy, Newport 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2025 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2023 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2022 | Not published |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Free school meal eligibility is 11.8% of pupils, against a middle figure of 27.6% across the 8 nearest secondary schools in Essex.
- Year 7 2026 drew 70 first-choice applications for 135 offers, 0.5 first choices per offer and the 3rd lowest of 75 Essex secondary schools; every applicant was offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 48% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), 2nd highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Essex.
- Its 2024/25 Attainment 8 score was 44.9 (England 46), and at A level the average grade was D (England B-), with progress from GCSE to A level well below average.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Essex schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Bury Water Lane, Newport, Saffron Walden, CB11 3TR
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Essex
- Pupils on roll
- 865 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 11.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 27 June 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy attending Joyce Frankland Academy, Newport.”
- “They get on well with each other and develop strong friendships.”
- “They say that this is a school where being different is accepted as the norm.”
To improve
- “However, a minority of pupils do not have a positive attitude to their learning.”
- “They sometimes disrupt the learning of other pupils.”
- “The reading curriculum is at an early stage of development.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 21 September 2023 (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) | 48% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 44.9 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | D | 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: 70 first-preference applications, 135 offers in total, 70 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 Essex.
- Saffron Walden County High School 2.2 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Forest Hall School 6.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Mark Hall Academy 14.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Burnt Mill Academy 15.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Tabor Academy 15.6 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Bmat Stem Academy 15.8 mi Good
- Hedingham School and Sixth Form 16.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Mark's West Essex Catholic School 16.1 mi Good Last distance published