Downham Market Academy
Catchment Area, Reviews and Key Information

Secondary
Post 16
PUPILS
Not Available
AGES
11 - 18
GENDER
Mixed
TYPE
Academy sponsor led mainstream
SCHOOL GUIDE RATING
Not Rated

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How Does The School Perform?

Inadequate
NATIONAL AVG. 2.09
Ofsted Inspection
(26/04/2017)
Full Report - All Reports
52%
NATIONAL AVG. 38%
5+ GCSEs grade 9-4 (standard pass or above) including English and maths



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School Results Over Time

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% of pupils who achieved 5+ GCSEs grade 9-4
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% of pupils who achieved GCSE grade 5 or above in both English and maths
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% of pupils who achieved 3 A levels at AAB or higher
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Bexwell Road
Downham Market
PE38 9LL
01366389100

School Description

The school does not comply with Department for Education guidance on what academies should publish about the curriculum, performance in 2016 and the impact of the use of funding for disadvantaged pupils and funding for Year 7 catch-up. The school is a larger-than-average secondary school with 16 to 19 provision. It became a member of the College of West Anglia Academy Trust (CWA Trust), a multi-academy trust in July 2013. The previous principal left recently and an interim principal has been in post since this time. The CWA Trust will withdraw from its role of sponsor once another sponsor is agreed with the regional schools commissioner. The proportion of pupils who are disadvantaged and are therefore supported by the Inspection report: Downham Market Academy, 26–27 April 2017 Page 10 of 13 pupil premium is slightly lower than average. Following the issue of a pre-termination warning notice letter from the regional schools commissioner, the trust has decided to withdraw from sponsoring the school as soon as a new sponsor is agreed. The majority of pupils in the school are White British. The proportions of pupils who speak English as an additional language and those from minority ethnic groups are below national averages. The proportions of pupils who have special educational needs and/or disabilities are below average. The numbers of pupils who have a statement of special educational needs, and/or an education, health and care plan are higher than the national average. A few pupils attend vocational courses at the College of West Anglia, the Attleburgh Specialist Resource Base, Dance East Centre and work experience arranged through the ‘World of Work’. The school met the current government floor standards in 2016, which set minimum expectations for pupils’ attainment and progress. The sixth form is located on a separate site to the rest of the school. There is very little interaction between the pupils at the school and the students in the sixth form.

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This school is an academy and does not conform to the general school admission criteria set down by the Local Education Authority.