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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 23 November 2022Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 19 September 2017Graded inspection: Good
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About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry131 applications · 99 places offered · 95 named it first
- 2026 1.3; Suffolk median median 1.6
- 2025 1.4; Suffolk median median 1.6
- 2024 1.7; Suffolk median median 1.6
- 2023 1.1; Suffolk median median 1.6
- 2022 1.6; Suffolk median median 1.6
- 2021 1.7; Suffolk median median 1.6
- 2020 1.5; Suffolk median median 1.4
- 2019 1.5; Suffolk median median 1.5
- 2018 1.3; Suffolk median median 1.5
- 2017 1.3; Suffolk median median 1.5
- 2016 1.3; Suffolk median median 1.5
- 2015 1.4; Suffolk median median 1.5
- 2014 1.3; Suffolk median median 1.5
- This school
- Suffolk median
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 99 | 131 | 1.3 | 95 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2025 | 115 | 162 | 1.4 | 116 | 1.01 |
| Sep 2024 | 118 | 205 | 1.7 | 159 | 1.35 |
| Sep 2023 | 118 | 135 | 1.1 | 110 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2022 | 119 | 193 | 1.6 | 145 | 1.22 |
| Sep 2021 | 115 | 200 | 1.7 | 136 | 1.18 |
| Sep 2020 | 100 | 153 | 1.5 | 106 | 1.06 |
| Sep 2019 | 98 | 146 | 1.5 | 99 | 1.01 |
| Sep 2018 | 98 | 127 | 1.3 | 96 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2017 | 100 | 127 | 1.3 | 101 | 1.01 |
| Sep 2016 | 98 | 123 | 1.3 | 98 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2015 | 74 | 101 | 1.4 | 74 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2014 | 88 | 111 | 1.3 | 89 | 1.01 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 114 | 38.9 | 31% | 52% | – |
| 2024/25 | 104 | 42.4 | 33% | 60% | – |
| 2023/24 | 108 | 38.0 | 27% | 50% | −0.34 |
| 2022/23 | 108 | 42.8 | 39% | 59% | −0.01 |
Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Breckland SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20221.3applications per place 38.9Attainment 8
- 10.2 km · NorfolkGraded · no overall grade20241.4applications per place 37.3Attainment 8
- 10.6 km · NorfolkStandards maintained20251.1applications per place 44.9Attainment 8
- 12.1 km · SuffolkRemains Good20241.2applications per place 39.5Attainment 8
- 20.5 km · NorfolkGood20231.2applications per place 50.2Attainment 8
- 21.1 km · CambridgeshireSerious weaknesses 20251.1applications per place 40.3Attainment 8
- 21.4 km · SuffolkStandards maintained20252.5applications per place 51.9Attainment 8
- 21.5 km · Suffolk20262.4applications per place 44.8Attainment 8
- 21.8 km · CambridgeshireOutstanding20241.9applications per place 52.5Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 138250 · 935/4009
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 620 pupils · 615 on roll
- Free school meals
- 25.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 September 2012
- Address
- Crown Street, Brandon, IP27 0PE
- Local authority
- Suffolk · West Suffolk
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources