Benjamin Britten Academy of Music and Mathematics
Blyford Road, Lowestoft, NR32 4PZ
1,263 pupils · 105% of 1,200 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- HARTISMERE FAMILY OF SCHOOLS
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Free school meals
- 30.5%
Ofsted
No overall grade (2025) — Inspected 2024–2025 — no overall grade under the interim framework
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 21 January 2025, published 3 March 2025. 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 | 44.9 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 45.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 63.4% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 10.2% |
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 — 1.03 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 262 | 270 | 343 | 262 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 209 | 287 | 348 | 209 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 268 | 297 | 362 | 268 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 270 | 297 | 368 | 270 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 269 | 276 | 355 | 269 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 270 | 306 | 383 | 270 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 260 | 261 | 338 | 260 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 260 | 275 | 334 | 260 |
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
- Ormiston Denes Academy 1.4 km · No overall grade (2025)
- East Point Academy 3.2 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Pakefield High School 5.3 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Cliff Park Ormiston Academy 7.3 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Ormiston Venture Academy 8.1 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Lynn Grove Academy 9.8 km · Good (2023) · previous system
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.