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Joyce Frankland Academy, Newport

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy

Bury Water Lane, Newport, Saffron Walden CB11 3TR · joycefrankland.org · 01799 540237

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Overview

Ofsted
Good
2019 framework · inspected Jun 2023
GCSEs, 2024/25
44.9
average Attainment 8 score. Essex 45.1, England 46
Demand for places
0.5
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
865
84% of 1,030 places
Local authority
Essex
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
12.1%
First language not English
5.4%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Anglian Learning

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, 70 families put the school first and 135 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 188 (Places 207)188September 2023: 131 (Places 196)131September 2024: 102 (Places 176)102September 2025: 71 (Places 144)71September 2026: 70 (Places 135)70Places 135
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 2026135700.5100%
September 2025Sept 2025144710.5100%
September 2024Sept 20241761020.6100%
September 2023Sept 20231961310.7100%
September 2022Sept 20222071880.991%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 44.9, and 47.5% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Essex it was 45.1, and across England 46.

In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade D (18.8 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 49.8 (England 46.3)49.82017/18: 48.4 (England 46.5)48.42018/19: 53.5 (England 46.7)53.52021/22: 52.4 (England 48.8)52.42022/23: 48.6 (England 46.3)48.62023/24: 49.1 (England 45.9)49.12024/25: 44.9 (England 46.0)44.9England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
●44.946.0
▲47.5%45.4%
●64.8%64.8%
●41.3%40.5%
●4.094.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form44.9−5.4
Sixth form college15−2.2
Further education29.3+9.2
Apprenticeship3+1.2
Employment2.4+0.6
Not in a lasting destination3.60
Activity not captured1.8−1.2

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 22.2 (England 30.5)D+2016/17: 24.3 (England 31.1)D+2017/18: 26.0 (England 32.1)C-2018/19: 29.2 (England 32.9)C2021/22: 28.3 (England 37.9)C-2022/23: 22.7 (England 34.2)D+2023/24: 18.4 (England 34.4)D2024/25: 18.8 (England 35.0)DEngland 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
30 studentsD (18.8)Well below average -0.91
30 studentsD (18.8)Well below average -0.90
9 studentsMerit (26.1)Average +0.06
0%AAB or better
84%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/2430D (18.4)-0.89
2022/2339D+ (22.7)—
2021/2253C- (28.3)—
2018/1932C (29.2)+0.19
2017/1855C- (26)+0.27
2016/1757D+ (24.3)0.00
2015/1657D+ (22.2)-0.01

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University24.3−18.3
Apprenticeship8.1+2.5
Employment45.9+14.4
Not in a lasting destination18.9+7.8
Activity not captured2.7−1

Ofsted

Joyce Frankland Academy, Newport was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 27 June 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.

Overall
Good
Inspected
27 Jun 2023
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Sixth formGood

Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, Feb 2022

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Feb 2022Ungraded inspectionConcerns
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • May 2016Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    16 to 19 study programmesGood
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Jun 2014Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementGood

What parents said

68% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (232 replies, to 1 April 2024).

Recommend
68%
Replies
232
23% · 1 Apr 2024
Child is happy at school▼80% agreeEngland 88%
Child feels safe▼77% agreeEngland 89%
Pupils are well behaved▼57% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼64% agreeEngland 83%
Child does well▼72% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼42% agreeEngland 83%
Told how child is doing▼64% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▼83% agreeEngland 90%
Can join clubs and activities●91% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development▼63% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼68% agreeEngland 74%

based on the 87% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼45% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 44% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼43% agreeEngland 67%

based on 39 parents (17%) with SEND

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