Bure Park Specialist Academy

State school · Boys · ages 5–16 · no sixth formNorfolk, Great Yarmouth NR30school website

A school in Norfolk for ages 5–16: the Department for Education has not published destination figures for it, so this page relies on the school’s own results and subjects.

Ofsted
Good
Places
—
Pupils
87
Free school meals
82.8%

Ofsted: Full inspection, 28 November 2023 · report. Places: the last distance at which places were offered is not on file (it comes from Norfolk’s allocation statistics). Pupils: of 100 places. Free school meals: pupils eligible, a measure of family income.

After Year 11 · age 16

Where do pupils go at 16?

The Department for Education has not published destination figures for this school (new school, small cohort or not a state-funded school).

GCSE · Year 11 · 2025

How do GCSE results compare?

No published Key Stage 4 results for this school.

Subjects · 2025

What do pupils study?

33.12%of the Key Stage 3 and GCSE curriculum mapped by the subjects taken here

Mapped — the share of the 2,029 learning outcomes the Department for Education sets for these stages that the subjects taken here cover, weighted by how many pupils take each.

DfE subject entries 2025 · curriculum catalogue by sch.today

Language & Communication29%
Mathematics & Statistics23%
Arts & Humanities6%
Digital & ICT Skills2%
Social & Cultural Skills0%

Fields of knowledge — twelve fields the curriculum catalogue sorts every learning outcome into; the bars show the GCSE and A level ring.

GCSE subjects3

Entries 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.

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEnglandGrades 7–9EnglandGrades 4–9
Art and Design1100%7%—24%—
English Language1100%89%—20%—
Mathematics1100%88%—22%—
Fields of knowledge, all stages12
Language & Communication45%
Mathematics & Statistics31%
Natural Sciences19%
Green & Sustainability18%
Health & Safety18%
Digital & ICT Skills17%
Transversal Skills15%
Arts & Humanities15%
Engineering & Manufacturing8%
Law & Public Administration7%
Social & Cultural Skills5%
Business & Administration3%

Ideas pupils meet most, weighted by the share of the cohort taking the subjects that teach them:

fraction 16.0percentage 10.0vocabulary 8.0ratio 8.0power 7.0root 7.0equation 7.0gradient 7.0translation 7.0grammar 6.0audience 6.0formulae 6.0context 5.0purpose 5.0critical source 5.0linear functions 5.0reflection 5.0direct proportion 5.0inverse proportion 5.0area 5.0volume 5.0congruence 5.0pythagoras' theorem 5.0particle model 5.0

Coverage counts a subject’s outcomes in proportion to the share of the cohort entered for it; Combined Science counts as two thirds of the three separate sciences. Levels follow ISCED 2011 as UNESCO maps it for the UK: Key Stage 3 is ISCED 2; GCSE and A level are both ISCED 3. Methodology: about the data.

Careers

Which jobs use what’s taught here?

12apprenticeship standards closely match the subjects pupils take

A match of what’s taught, not of entry requirements: the standards whose knowledge and skills share the most ideas with the GCSEs and A levels taken here, weighted by how many pupils take each subject.

Level 3 / Level 6 — England’s qualification levels: 3 is A level standard, 4–5 are higher apprenticeships, 6 is a bachelor’s degree.

Skills England apprenticeship standards (Open Government Licence v3.0) · ESCO occupations, © European Union, matched by sch.today · how the match works

Water industry asset maintenance technicianLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · engineering and manufacturing · uses pythagoras' theorem, ratio, percentage from Mathematics, Computing, Design and Technology and 2 more · jobs: consumer electronics repair technician, industrial electrician, electrician
Process industry manufacturing technicianLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · engineering and manufacturing · uses graph, pressure, sampling from Mathematics, Design and Technology, Mathematics and 1 more · jobs: chemical engineering technician, chemical manufacturing quality technician, chemical production manager
Science manufacturing technician 2023Level 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · engineering and manufacturing · uses graph, pressure, sampling from Mathematics, Mathematics, Science · jobs: pharmaceutical engineer, chemical manufacturing quality technician, pharmacy technician
More apprenticeships9
Geoscientist (integrated degree)Level 6 degree apprenticeship · health and science · uses data collection, conduct field work, climate change from Computing, Geography, Science · jobs: geologist, geological engineer, exploration geologist
Junior visual effects - VFX artist or assistant technical director - ATDLevel 4 (higher) apprenticeship · creative and design · uses data collection, scale, technique from Art and Design, Computing, Design and Technology and 2 more · jobs: 3D modeller, technical director, animation layout artist
Storyboard artistLevel 7 degree apprenticeship · creative and design · uses interpretation, presentation, media from Art and Design, English Language, English and 1 more · jobs: storyboard artist
Data technicianLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · digital · uses integer, mean, multiple sources from English Language, Mathematics, Computing and 1 more · jobs: data analyst, database administrator, data scientist
Junior animatorLevel 4 (higher) apprenticeship · creative and design · uses form, audience, texture from Art and Design, English Language, Design and Technology and 1 more
Production assistant - screen and audioLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · creative and design · uses punctuation, spelling, grammar from English, Modern Foreign Language · jobs: factory hand, supply chain assistant, management assistant
ScientistLevel 6 degree apprenticeship · health and science · uses approximation, probability, sampling from Mathematics, Science · jobs: physicist, analytical chemist, geneticist
Craft technicianLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · creative and design · uses textile design, colour, prototyping from Art and Design, Mathematics, Design and Technology · jobs: 3D modeller, colour sampling technician, after-sales service technician
Battery manufacturing technicianLevel 3 (advanced) apprenticeship · engineering and manufacturing · uses area, volume, unit conversion from Mathematics, Mathematics, Science · jobs: battery test technician
Admissions

How do you get a place?

The last distance at which Bure Park Specialist Academy offered Year 7 places is not yet on file; it comes from Norfolk’s allocation statistics.

  1. 31 OctApply to Norfolk in Year 6 for a Year 7 place
  2. 1 MarNational Offer Day
Norfolk

Compare with nearby schools

Stayed in education at 16 · Attainment 8 · pupils

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.