Downham Market Academy | School performance

59%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

35%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

43.8

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

24%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

778.3

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,333

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

24%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

59%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

35%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

43.8

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

24%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

778.3

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,333

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

24%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

59%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

35%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

43.8

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

24%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

778.3

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,333

Pupils · 2024/25

EAL · 2024/25

24%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 26/04/2022

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityNorfolk

PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio16.4:1

Admissions—

Religious characterNone

StatusOpen

Overview of Downham Market Academy · Secondary with sixth form · Norfolk

Part ofEASTERN LEARNING ALLIANCE

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2017/18

GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths

59%

-4pp

71%65%59%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 59%

GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths

35%

-8pp

45%38%30%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 35%

Attainment 8

43.8

+0.5

46.943.740.5

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 43.8

EBacc entry

24%

-19pp

44%34%24%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 24%

EBacc APS

778.3

+9.6

778.3698.5618.7

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 778.3

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Sixth form

Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2018/19

A-level APS

32.5

-3.0

35.430.926.4

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 32.5

A-level value added

+0.09

-0.1

+0.2+0.1+0.1

'19'24'25

'25 · +0.1

AAB+ in facilitating subjects

-21pp

25%14%4%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 4%

Average A-level grade

C+

-1

B-C+C-

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · C+

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

1,333

Pupil : teacher ratio

16.4

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

FSM eligible

27%

SEN

17%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

24%

Contact

Address

Bexwell Road, Downham Market, PE38 9LL

Local authority

Norfolk

Website

https://dma.tela.org.uk/

Telephone

01366389100

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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	59%	35%	43.8	Not applicable	24%	778.3	32%	1,333
2023/24	63%	43%	43.3	-0.06	43%	768.7	46%	1,291
2022/23	59%	30%	40.5	-0.23	38%	618.7	41%	1,209
2021/22	71%	45%	46.9	-0.13	26%	691.4	37%	1,119
2018/19	63%	36%	43.9	-0.15	44%	739.9	50%	1,088
2017/18	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	New school

Sixth form — Key Stage 5

Year	A-level APS	Avg grade	VA progress	AAB+	Cohort
2024/25	32.5	C+	+0.09	4%	56
2023/24	35.4	B-	+0.23	25%	49
2022/23	26.4	C-	—	4%	49
2021/22	31.4	C	—	10%	50
2018/19	28.8	C	+0.05	4%	62

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	1,333	16.4	17%	6%	27%	9%	24%
2023/24	1,291	16.6	18%	6%	27%	9%	27%
2022/23	1,209	16.0	16%	5%	28%	9%	26%
2021/22	1,119	13.8	17%	5%	26%	9%	29%
2020/21	1,050	14.7	18%	4%	23%	—	—
2018/19	1,088	15.9	10%	3%	24%	7%	20%
2017/18	—	16.7	—	—	—	9%	24%