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Outstanding
Oversubscribed
Academy
Debenham High School
Secondary
Church of England
Gracechurch Street Debenham, Stowmarket, IP146BL
017 2886 0213


School Profile

GENDER
Mixed
AGE
11 - 16
PUPILS
672

Debenham High School is an Academy (Academy converter) with a Church of England religious character. The school consists of mixed pupils aged between 11 and 16 and has a capacity of 625. The school was last rated as Outstanding by Ofsted on 22 Jan 2008.

This school has strong academic results. It is in the top 10% of Secondary schools in England based on Key Stage 4 GCSE performance and ranking according to the Attainment 8 score (how well pupils of the school have performed in up to 8 qualifications).


PUPIL MIX
329 boys and 343 girls
PUPILS PER TEACHER
16.1
ELIGIBLE FOR FREE SCHOOL MEALS
4.9%
ENGLISH NOT FIRST LANGUAGE
0.6%
PERSISTENT ABSENCE
9.6%
PUPIL DIVERSITY MIX
School census date: 16 Jan 2020

SPECIAL CLASSES
No
SEN SUPPORT
6%
EHC PLAN
1.9%


School Performance


Attainment 8 score

School
57.2
Local Authority
44.9
England
46.7

Progress 8 score

Well Above Average


Grade 5 or above in English & Maths GCSEs

School
71%
Local Authority
39%
England
43%


English Baccalaureate

  School Local Authority England
Pupils entering EBacc 34% 36% 40%
EBacc average point score 5.03 3.89 4.07




School Inspections


Inspectorate

The Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted)

Inspection reports

Ofsted Website  

Latest inspection rating

Latest inspection date

22 Jan 2008

Latest inspection summary:


Category Assessment
Quality of education No Judgement
Behaviour and attitudes No Judgement
Personal development No Judgement
Leadership and management Outstanding
Safeguarding is effective -




School Admissions



Demand for secondary school places
Oversubscribed

Applications and Offers  
Total preferred applications 225
Of which first preference applications 140
Of which second preference applications 63
Of which third preference applications 21
Total offers made 125
Of which first preference offers 124
Of which second preference offers 1
Of which third preference offers 0




School Destinations


The percentage of students staying in education or employment (the year) after completing their GCSEs:

School
97%
Local Authority
96%
England
94%


Breakdown of destinations:

Destination School Local Authority England
Staying in education 87% 87% 87%
Staying in employment 4% 3% 3%
Staying in Apprenticeships 7% 5% 4%
Not staying in education or employment 3% 4% 5%





School Neighbourhood


PUBLIC TRANSPORT
1
GREEN SPACE
1
ENVIRONMENT
10
SAFETY
9
PROPERTY
£319,500 Median house price as at September 2020


DIVERSITY MIX


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