Benjamin Britten Academy of Music and Mathematics is an Academy sponsor led serving secondary age pupils, located in East Suffolk, Suffolk. The school has 1,262 pupils enrolled. Ofsted: Good (last overall grade). Last inspected 21 January 2025. The Headteacher is Anna Ridley and Mrs Imogen Thurbon Executive Headmaster: Jim McAtear. The school is administered by Suffolk local authority. It belongs to HARTISMERE FAMILY OF SCHOOLS. It opened in 1 May 2016.
School details
Head
Anna Ridley and Mrs Imogen Thurbon Executive Headmaster: Jim McAtear
Applications for places at Benjamin Britten Academy of Music and Mathematics are handled by the school or the local authority (Suffolk). See the school's website for admissions arrangements, or read the GOV.UK guide to school admissions.
GCSE Performance (Key Stage 4)
44.9
Attainment 8 · 2024-25
−0.12
Progress 8 · 2023-24
46%
Grade 5+ in English & maths · 2024-25
63%
Grade 4+ in English & maths · 2024-25
3.85
EBacc average point score · 2024-25
10%
Entering the EBacc · 2024-25
Attainment 8 is the school's average GCSE score across eight key subjects — higher is better.
Progress 8 shows how much progress pupils made between ages 11 and 16 compared with similar pupils nationally — 0 is average, positive is above average. Shown for 2023-24, the most recent year the Department for Education published it.
Grade 5+ / 4+ in English & maths is the share of pupils achieving at least a strong pass (5) or a standard pass (4) in both subjects.
EBacc covers the English Baccalaureate subject mix: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.