Alde Valley Academy
Academy sponsor led · 645 pupils
80% stayed in education · Attainment 8 33.7
Academy sponsor led
Benjamin Britten Academy of Music and Mathematics
- Pupils on roll
- 1,263of 1,200 places
- Free school meals
- 30.5%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 235
- Ofsted
- Inspected, 21 January 2025Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: The Benjamin Britten High School (URN 124851, until 4 March 2016).
What the data says
Benjamin Britten Academy of Music and Mathematics has no sixth form. Of the 228 pupils who finished Year 11 there in 2023, 22% moved to a sixth form college, 65% to a further education college and 4% started an apprenticeship.
GCSE results in 2025 were in line with the national picture: Attainment 8 of 44.9 against 46.1 across England and 42.8 in Suffolk, with 46% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Languages are a small part of the curriculum here: entries in French and Spanish add up to 14% of the year group, and 10% of pupils entered the full EBacc set of subjects (England 41%).
As an 11–16 school, Benjamin Britten Academy of Music and Mathematics is judged on where pupils go at 16 rather than on A level results.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Suffolk and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | This school | Suffolk | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 228 | 7,591 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 95% | 93% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 89% | 87% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 1% | 39% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 22% | 5% | 13% |
| — further education college | 65% | 42% | 37% |
| — other education | — | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 4% | 3% | 3% |
| Employment | 3% | 3% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 4% | 5% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 1% | 2% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | This school | Suffolk | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 44.9 | 42.8 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 46% | 40% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 63% | 61% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 10% | 27% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.85 | 3.70 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 31% | 25% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 37.6 | 30.8 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 48.1 | 46.7 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 3% | 10% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 235 | 100% | 89% | 12% | 20% | 68% |
| Mathematics | 235 | 100% | 88% | 18% | 22% | 74% |
| English Literature | 229 | 97% | 86% | 9% | 21% | 65% |
| Citizenship Studies | 222 | 94% | 3% | 7% | 19% | 48% |
| Combined Science | 198 | 84% | 65% | 9% | 9% | 61% |
| History | 172 | 73% | 41% | 14% | 26% | 50% |
| Geography | 58 | 25% | 41% | 19% | 25% | 66% |
| Design and Technology | 43 | 18% | 11% | 2% | 23% | 23% |
| Business Studies | 38 | 16% | 18% | 5% | 20% | 45% |
| Fine Art | 35 | 15% | 9% | 20% | 28% | 89% |
| Chemistry | 32 | 14% | 23% | 41% | 47% | 97% |
| Biology | 32 | 14% | 23% | 38% | 45% | 97% |
| Physics | 32 | 14% | 23% | 38% | 46% | 100% |
| Photography | 24 | 10% | 6% | 25% | 19% | 96% |
| Drama | 22 | 9% | 7% | 50% | 27% | 95% |
| Dance | 18 | 8% | 1% | 0% | 27% | 56% |
| Computer Science | 18 | 8% | 13% | 0% | 30% | 33% |
| French | 17 | 7% | 18% | 41% | 29% | 82% |
| Spanish | 15 | 6% | 19% | 47% | 27% | 100% |
| Music | 8 | 3% | 5% | 25% | 33% | 50% |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | 66 | — | — |
| Hospitality / Catering Studies | 54 | — | — |
| Childcare Skills | 40 | — | — |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 30 | — | — |
| Health Studies | 19 | — | — |
Other secondary schools in Suffolk
Beccles High School
Free schools · 182 pupils
77% stayed in education · Attainment 8 27.6
Breckland School
Free schools · 615 pupils
81% stayed in education · Attainment 8 42.4
Bungay High School
Academy converter · sixth form · 922 pupils
90% stayed in education · Attainment 8 41.7
Bury St Edmunds County High School
Academy converter · 657 pupils
93% stayed in education · Attainment 8 49.8
Castle Manor Academy
Academy converter · 760 pupils
88% stayed in education · Attainment 8 40.3
Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.