Benjamin Britten Academy of Music and Mathematics
Benjamin Britten Academy of Music and Mathematics is a mixed secondary academy in Lowestoft, Suffolk County Council, teaching 1,263 pupils aged 11 to 16. Ofsted graded quality of education as Good at its most recent inspection in January 2025. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 44.9 (England 46.1). Its 2025–2026 calendar lists 9 holidays and 4 INSET days.
Ofsted inspection
The latest published Ofsted judgement for Benjamin Britten Academy of Music and Mathematics.
From September 2024 Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. These are the graded judgement areas from the latest inspection.
Scale: Outstanding Good Requires improvement Inadequate
Term dates & holidays 2025–2026
Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Benjamin Britten Academy of Music and Mathematics.
- 1 Staff Only
- 2 Year 7 Only
- 3 First Day of School (All Students)
- 24 Staff Only
- 22–31 Christmas Holiday
- 25 Christmas Day (Bank Holiday)
- 26 Boxing Day (Bank Holiday)
- 1–2 Christmas Holiday
- 1 New Year's Day (Bank Holiday)
- 5 Staff Only
- 16–20 Spring Half Term
- 30–31 Easter Holiday
- 1–10 Easter Holiday
- 13 Staff Only
- 4 Early May Bank Holiday
- 25–29 Summer Half Term
- 20–31 Summer Holiday
- 1–31 Summer Holiday
- 1 Summer Holiday
Key dates (2025–2026)
- Staff Only Sep 1, 2025 Inset Day
- Year 7 Only Sep 2, 2025 Event
- First Day of School (All Students) Sep 3, 2025 Event
- Staff Only Oct 24, 2025 Inset Day
- Christmas Holiday Dec 22, 2025 - Jan 2, 2026 Holiday
- New Year's Day (Bank Holiday) Jan 1, 2026 Holiday
- Staff Only Jan 5, 2026 Inset Day
- Spring Half Term Feb 16-20, 2026 Holiday
- Easter Holiday Mar 30 - Apr 10, 2026 Holiday
- Staff Only Apr 13, 2026 Inset Day
- Early May Bank Holiday May 4, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Half Term May 25-29, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Holiday Jul 20, 2026 - Sep 1, 2026 Holiday
- Christmas Day (Bank Holiday) Dec 25, 2025 Holiday
- Boxing Day (Bank Holiday) Dec 26, 2025 Holiday
Exam results & performance
The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Benjamin Britten Academy of Music and Mathematics with Suffolk County Council and England.
Key stage 4 (GCSE) 44.9 Attainment 8 score
Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
This school Suffolk County Council England
Attendance 22.1% Persistently absent pupils
Absence across the whole school year.
This school Suffolk County Council England
What pupils do after GCSEs 95% In education, apprenticeship or work
Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.
This school Suffolk County Council England
About this data source & caveats
Progress 8 is not published for 2024–2025. This year group missed their key stage 2 tests in 2020, so there is no baseline to measure progress from.
Attendance comparisons are pupil-weighted averages we calculate from every school’s published absence figure — the DfE absence file has no local authority or England rows of its own.
We show the headline measures only. Threshold and curriculum-policy figures — grade 4+ in English and maths, EBacc entry and points, the per-subject key stage 2 breakdown, academic and applied splits at 16 to 18 — reflect admissions and curriculum choices more than school quality, so they are left to GOV.UK. Progress measures matter most because they compare pupils with others who started at the same level; attainment on its own largely tracks a school’s intake.
Figures are the Department for Education’s official published results for Benjamin Britten Academy of Music and Mathematics. Results are suppressed where too few pupils were entered. England figures are the average for state-funded schools. “Top x%” is this school’s position among all schools in England with a published figure for that measure — the DfE does not publish league table rankings.
Source: Compare school and college performance, Department for Education. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Location & catchment area
Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to Benjamin Britten Academy of Music and Mathematics than to any other secondary school. Real admissions depend on the school’s own policy (straight-line distance, siblings, faith, feeder schools and available places) and change each year. Always confirm with the school and local authority admissions team.