60%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
33%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
42.4
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
30%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
386.8
EBacc APS · 2024/25
613
Pupils · 2024/25
11%
EAL · 2024/25
29%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good
Ofsted inspection · 23/11/2022
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySuffolk
PhaseSecondary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio18.6:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen
Overview of Breckland School · Secondary · Suffolk
Part ofUNITY SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
60%
+10pp
65%58%50%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 60%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
33%
+6pp
39%33%27%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 33%
Attainment 8
42.4
+4.4
44.641.338.0
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 42.4
EBacc entry
30%
-20pp
62%37%12%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 30%
EBacc APS
386.8
+15.5
419.0361.5303.9
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 386.8
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
613
Pupil : teacher ratio
18.6
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
11%
FSM eligible
25%
SEN
15%
Overall absence
10%
Persistent absence
29%
Contact
Address
Crown Street, Brandon, IP27 0PE
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 | 60% | 33% | 42.4 | Not applicable | 30% | 386.8 | 43% | 613 |
| 2023/24 | 50% | 27% | 38.0 | -0.34 | 50% | 371.3 | 56% | 607 |
| 2022/23 | 59% | 39% | 42.8 | -0.01 | 19% | 393.7 | 32% | 566 |
| 2021/22 | 65% | 39% | 44.6 | -0.07 | 62% | 419.0 | 63% | 549 |
| 2018/19 | 52% | 28% | 42.6 | +0.00 | 12% | 303.9 | 23% | 496 |
| 2017/18 | 58% | 31% | 43.4 | -0.30 | 13% | 283.2 | 18% | 477 |
| 2016/17 | 51% | 30% | 40.7 | -0.10 | 20% | — | 21% | 449 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 613 | 19.7 | 15% | 11% | 25% | 10% | 29% |
| 2023/24 | 607 | 19.6 | 13% | 11% | 25% | 9% | 31% |
| 2022/23 | 566 | 17.4 | 12% | 8% | 27% | 8% | 26% |
| 2021/22 | 549 | 18.3 | 19% | 7% | 25% | 10% | 38% |
| 2020/21 | 513 | 17.4 | 22% | 8% | 23% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 496 | 17.3 | 17% | 9% | 22% | 7% | 21% |
| 2017/18 | 477 | 16.1 | 11% | 9% | 24% | 7% | 19% |
| 2016/17 | 449 | 15.8 | 9% | 7% | 25% | 6% | 16% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.