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Benjamin Britten Academy of Music and Mathematics
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy
Blyford Road, Lowestoft NR32 4PZ · benjaminbritten.school · 01502 582312
On the mapSearch near NR32 4PZ
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Jan 2025
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 44.9
- average Attainment 8 score. Suffolk 42.8, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,263
- 63 over 1,200 places · 105%
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 30.5%
- First language not English
- 2.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 270 families put the school first and 262 places were offered; 96% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 262 | 270 | 1▲ | 96% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 209 | 287 | 1.4▲ | 73% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 268 | 297 | 1.1▲ | 90% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 270 | 297 | 1.1▲ | 91% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 269 | 276 | 1▲ | 97% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 44.9, and 45.5% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Suffolk it was 42.8, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●44.9 | 46.0 | ||
| ●45.5% | 45.4% | ||
| ●63.4% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼10.2% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.85 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 1.3 | +0.8 |
| Sixth form college | 31.1 | +10.7 |
| Further education | 56.3 | −6.2 |
| Other education | 0.8 | +0.3 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.9 | −5 |
| Employment | 1.7 | −0.6 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 3.8 | −1.3 |
| Activity not captured | 2.1 | +1.2 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Benjamin Britten Academy of Music and Mathematics on 21 January 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 21 Jan 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, May 2019
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 124851), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
May 2019Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Outstanding Safeguarding Effective Oct 2014Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 124851)
What parents said
79% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (91 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 79%
- Replies
- 91
- 7% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 88% who raised concerns
based on the 46% who had a child bullied
based on 24 parents (26%) with SEND