Set Saxmundham School is a secondary school located in Saxmundham. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's management effectiveness is outstanding, overall effectiveness, quality of education and outcomes for pupils are good. The school inspection was carried out on 22/05/2014. The overall pupil absence from this school is 6%, which is 2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Seaman Avenue, Saxmundham

School Information

Address: Seaman Avenue, Saxmundham, IP17 1DZ
Website: www.saxmundhamschool.org.uk
Telephone: 01728633910
School Type: Free schools
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Suffolk
Headteacher / Principal: Ms Christina Watson
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 138273

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 22/05/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 600
Number of Pupils: 357
Number of Boys: 185
Number of Girls: 172

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6% 4%
Persistent absence: 15.4% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Below Average: -0.36 Confidence interval -0.66 to -0.07
Of the 76 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 73 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:54%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:95%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:28%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:39.4
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.82
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Saxmundham Primary School
Brook Farm Road , IP17 1XQ
3out of 4 769 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Benhall St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
School Lane , Benhall IP17 1HE
3out of 4 1,616 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Kelsale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Carlton Road , Kelsale IP17 2NP
3out of 4 1,770 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Set Saxmundham School
Seaman Avenue , IP17 1DZ
3out of 4 0 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.