UK Schools
Sir John Leman High School
Sir John Leman High School is a mixed secondary academy in Beccles, Suffolk County Council, teaching 1,404 pupils aged 11 to 18. Ofsted graded achievement as Expected standard at its most recent inspection in April 2026. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 44.8 (England 46.1). The 2025–2026 school year runs from 3 September 2025 to 17 July 2026.
Ofsted inspection
The latest published Ofsted judgement for Sir John Leman High School.
Scale: Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Term dates & holidays 2025–2026
Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Sir John Leman High School.
- 1 PD Day
- 2 6th Form Enrolment
- 2 PD Day
- 3 Autumn Term Starts
- 3 Year 7 and Year 11 return
- 4 Whole school returns
- 24 PD Day
- 27–31 Autumn Half Term Holiday
- 19 Autumn Term Ends
- 22–31 Christmas Holiday
- 25 Christmas Day
- 26 Boxing Day
- 1–5 Christmas Holiday
- 1 New Year's Day
- 5 PD Day
- 6 Spring Term Starts
- 16–20 Spring Half Term Holiday
- 27 Spring Term Ends
- 30–31 Easter Holiday
- 1–10 Easter Holiday
- 3 Good Friday
- 6 Easter Monday
- 13 Summer Term Starts
- 4 Early May Bank Holiday
- 4 Early May Bank Holiday
- 25–29 Summer Half Term Holiday
- 25 Spring Bank Holiday
- 17 Summer Term Ends
- 20–31 Summer Holiday
- 20 PD Day
- 1–31 Summer Holiday
- 31 Summer Bank Holiday
- 1 Summer Holiday
Key dates (2025–2026)
- Autumn Term Starts Sep 3, 2025 Term
- 6th Form Enrolment Sep 2, 2025 Event
- Year 7 and Year 11 return Sep 3, 2025 Event
- Whole school returns Sep 4, 2025 Event
- Autumn Half Term Holiday Oct 27-31, 2025 Holiday
- Autumn Term Ends Dec 19, 2025 Term
- Christmas Holiday Dec 22, 2025 - Jan 5, 2026 Holiday
- Spring Term Starts Jan 6, 2026 Term
- Spring Half Term Holiday Feb 16-20, 2026 Holiday
- Spring Term Ends Mar 27, 2026 Term
- Easter Holiday Mar 30 - Apr 10, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Term Starts Apr 13, 2026 Term
- Early May Bank Holiday May 4, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Half Term Holiday May 25-29, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Term Ends Jul 17, 2026 Term
- Summer Holiday Jul 20, 2026 - Sep 1, 2026 Holiday
- PD Day Sep 1, 2025 Event
- PD Day Sep 2, 2025 Event
- PD Day Oct 24, 2025 Event
- PD Day Jan 5, 2026 Event
- PD Day Jul 20, 2026 Event
- New Year's Day Jan 1, 2026 Event
- Good Friday Apr 3, 2026 Event
- Easter Monday Apr 6, 2026 Holiday
- Early May Bank Holiday May 4, 2026 Holiday
- Spring Bank Holiday May 25, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Bank Holiday Aug 31, 2026 Holiday
- Christmas Day Dec 25, 2025 Holiday
- Boxing Day Dec 26, 2025 Event
Exam results & performance
The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Sir John Leman High School with Suffolk County Council and England.
Key stage 4 (GCSE) 44.8 Attainment 8 score
Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
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16 to 18 (A level & sixth form) 30.83 A level average point score
Results for students finishing post-16 study.
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Attendance 22.6% Persistently absent pupils
Absence across the whole school year.
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What pupils do after GCSEs 99% In education, apprenticeship or work
Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.
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What students do after 16 to 18 study 84% In education, apprenticeship or work
Destinations the year after finishing post-16 study.
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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 Sir John Leman High School. 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 Sir John Leman High School 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.