Breckland School
Secondary · Free schools · Mixed · Suffolk
Crown Street, Brandon, IP27 0PE
54
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
96%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
90.3%
29.1% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
615
Capacity used
Nearly full99%
620 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
96%
1st preference success rate
111 of 116 families who put it first got an offer
115
Places offered
162
Total applications
1.4
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 116 | 111 | ● 96% |
| 2nd preference | 35 | 4 | ● 11% |
| 3rd preference | 10 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Later preferences | 1 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 162 | 115 | 71% |
1st preference success by year
Suffolk lets families list 3 preferences. 38 applications came from outside the council area (15 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- James Chapman
- Address
- Crown Street, Brandon, IP27 0PE
- Phone
- 01842819501
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Ward / constituency
- Brandon West · West Suffolk
- Area
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- URN
- 138250
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 26% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 11% | — | — |
| SEN support | 10% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: UNITY SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP
615 pupils · 620 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
23 November 2022
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 643 pupils
Attendance
90.3%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
9.8%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
29.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
5.1%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.6%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 38.0 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.34 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 27% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 50% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.44 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 42.4 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 32.7% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 59.6% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 29.8% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.72 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 104 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 104 | 10% | 38% | 68% | |
| Combined Science | 104 | 7% | 38% | 56% | |
| English Language | 104 | 11% | 47% | 63% | |
| English Literature | 102 | 9% | 45% | 69% | |
| Physical Education | 50 | 4% | 24% | 40% | |
| French | 43 | 9% | 49% | 74% | |
| Geography | 42 | 21% | 52% | 64% | |
| Art and Design | 39 | 26% | 62% | 74% | |
| History | 34 | 9% | 41% | 47% | |
| Business | 29 | 3% | 21% | 31% | |
| Drama | 24 | 17% | 42% | 63% | |
| Film Studies | 24 | 8% | 33% | 46% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Suffolk council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.