Saxmundham Free School

Saxmundham Free School
Motto Providing a foundation for life
Type Free school
Headteacher David Lees
Location Seaman Avenue
Saxmundham
Suffolk
IP17 1DZ
England
Coordinates: 52°12′49″N 1°28′59″E / 52.213723°N 1.482927°E / 52.213723; 1.482927
DfE URN 138273 Tables
Ofsted Reports
Gender Mixed
Ages 11–16
Website www.saxmundhamfreeschool.org.uk

Saxmundham Free School is a free school in Saxmundham, Suffolk, East Anglia,[1][2] with approximately 309 pupils.[2] It was rated "good" by Ofsted in May 2014.[3] It opened in 2012 with 105 pupils out of a total of 312 places available.[4][5] The school now has 600 places available.[4]

Results

The school's first GCSE results, in August 2015, made it the third-worst performing school in Suffolk.[6] The school's education trust, Seckford Foundation Free Schools Trust, launched an external review in August 2015, after only 28% of the 47 pupils achieved five or more A* to C grades, including English and Maths.[5][7] 19% of the pupils achieved the English Baccalaureate (EBacc). The results were criticised by Tim Coulson, regional schools commissioner for the east of England, in a warning letter. An excerpt of the letter read: "the secretary of state is satisfied that the standards of performance of pupils at Saxmundham Free School and Beccles Free School are unacceptably low".[6]

References

  1. "About Us | Saxmundham Free School". Saxmundham Free School. Retrieved 2016-03-01.
  2. 1 2 "EduBase - Saxmundham Free School". www.education.gov.uk. Retrieved 2016-03-01.
  3. "School Inspection Report" (PDF). Ofsted. 24 May 2014.
  4. 1 2 Millar, Fiona (2015-09-22). "'Free school cut through our community like a knife'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2016-03-01.
  5. 1 2 "First GCSE results at Beccles and Saxmundham Free Schools - Seckford Foundation Free Schools Trust". Seckford Foundation Free Schools Trust. Retrieved 2016-03-01.
  6. 1 2 Hunter, Matt. "Beccles and Saxmundham free schools criticised as results are 'unacceptably low'". East Anglian Daily Times. Retrieved 2016-03-01.
  7. "Free school disappoints with 28% GCSE rate | Schools Week". schoolsweek.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-03-01.
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