Sir John Leman High School
Ringsfield Road, Beccles, NR34 9PG
1,404 pupils · 95% of 1,476 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- KINGFISHER SCHOOLS TRUST
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 22.6%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Post-16 | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 14 April 2026, published 7 June 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 44.8 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 41.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 67.6% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 20.5% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.05 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 265 | 277 | 419 | 265 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 233 | 227 | 382 | 233 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 266 | 269 | 410 | 266 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 268 | 283 | 425 | 268 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 250 | 256 | 401 | 250 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 251 | 244 | 450 | 251 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 238 | 327 | 485 | 238 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 249 | 279 | 434 | 249 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Beccles High School 1 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
- Bungay High School 7.8 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Hobart High School 10.5 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Pakefield High School 11.3 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- East Point Academy 11.7 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Benjamin Britten Academy of Music and Mathematics 12.8 km · No overall grade (2025)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.