Secondary
Sir John Leman High School
Ringsfield Road, Beccles, NR34 9PG
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 1404 of 1476 places
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Trust
- KINGFISHER SCHOOLS TRUST
Ofsted
Last inspected April 2026
- AchievementExpected standard
- Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
- Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
- InclusionExpected standard
- Leadership and governanceExpected standard
- Sixth formExpected standard
- Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
May 2022
Ungraded inspection
Good
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GCSE results
41%
44.8
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 44.8 |
| EBacc average point score | 3.68 |
| Entered the EBacc | 21% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 68% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 41% |
| A level average points per entry | 30.83 |
| A level students | 80 |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time4 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 48% |
| 22/23 | 44% |
| 23/24 | 44% |
| 24/25 | 41% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 31.3 |
| 22/23 | 32.9 |
| 23/24 | 28.4 |
| 24/25 | 30.8 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | +0.05 |
| 22/23 | +0.18 |
| 23/24 | -0.22 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 48.8 |
| 22/23 | 48.0 |
| 23/24 | 46.1 |
| 24/25 | 44.8 |
Ringsfield Road, Beccles, NR34 9PG
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
Suffolk admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Sarah Hartshorn
- Address
- Ringsfield Road, Beccles, NR34 9PG
- Telephone
- 01502713223