63%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
46%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
44.9
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
10%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
903.7
EBacc APS · 2024/25
1,262
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
22%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good
Ofsted inspection · 08/05/2019
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySuffolk
PhaseSecondary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio18.0:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen
Overview of Benjamin Britten Academy of Music and Mathematics · Secondary · Suffolk
Part ofHARTISMERE FAMILY OF SCHOOLS
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
63%
-4pp
77%69%60%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 63%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
46%
-3pp
54%46%37%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 46%
Attainment 8
44.9
-1.5
48.745.542.3
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 44.9
EBacc entry
10%
+1pp
26%18%10%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 10%
EBacc APS
903.7
-32.7
936.4750.2564.1
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 903.7
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
1,262
Pupil : teacher ratio
18.0
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
2%
FSM eligible
32%
SEN
26%
Overall absence
10%
Persistent absence
22%
Contact
Address
Blyford Road, Lowestoft, NR32 4PZ
Local authority
Suffolk
Telephone
Email
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 63% | 46% | 44.9 | Not applicable | 10% | 903.7 | 14% | 1,262 |
| 2023/24 | 67% | 49% | 46.4 | -0.12 | 10% | 936.4 | 19% | 1,259 |
| 2022/23 | 65% | 41% | 43.2 | -0.28 | 26% | 850.2 | 29% | 1,250 |
| 2021/22 | 77% | 54% | 48.7 | +0.21 | 11% | 872.2 | 19% | 1,216 |
| 2018/19 | 60% | 37% | 42.3 | -0.13 | 13% | 564.1 | 27% | 937 |
| 2017/18 | 56% | 40% | 42.8 | +0.05 | 16% | 410.1 | 33% | 802 |
| 2016/17 | 60% | 37% | 38.0 | -0.42 | 15% | — | 31% | 705 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 1,262 | 17.8 | 26% | 2% | 32% | 10% | 22% |
| 2023/24 | 1,259 | 18.5 | 24% | 2% | 32% | 11% | 26% |
| 2022/23 | 1,250 | 20.8 | 22% | 3% | 33% | 11% | 32% |
| 2021/22 | 1,216 | 19.8 | 23% | 2% | 32% | 11% | 35% |
| 2020/21 | 1,119 | 18.5 | 25% | 2% | 33% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 937 | 20.0 | 25% | 2% | 33% | 6% | 16% |
| 2017/18 | — | 19.1 | — | — | — | 6% | 19% |
| 2016/17 | 705 | 18.9 | 23% | 2% | 29% | 6% | 18% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.