Secondary
Downham Market Academy
Bexwell Road, Downham Market, PE38 9LL
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 1329 of 1567 places
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Trust
- EASTERN LEARNING ALLIANCE
Ofsted
Last inspected April 2022
Good
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Leadership and governanceGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationGood
- Sixth formGood
Inspected under the previous framework, which used its own four-point scale. Ofsted now publishes a report card grading several areas separately, so these grades are not directly comparable with a recent inspection’s.
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)GCSE results
35%
43.8
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 43.8 |
| EBacc average point score | 3.87 |
| Entered the EBacc | 24% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 59% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 35% |
| A level average points per entry | 32.47 |
| A level students | 36 |
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 | 45% |
| 22/23 | 30% |
| 23/24 | 43% |
| 24/25 | 35% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 31.4 |
| 22/23 | 26.4 |
| 23/24 | 35.4 |
| 24/25 | 32.5 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | -0.13 |
| 22/23 | -0.23 |
| 23/24 | -0.06 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 46.9 |
| 22/23 | 40.5 |
| 23/24 | 43.3 |
| 24/25 | 43.8 |
Bexwell Road, Downham Market, PE38 9LL
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.
Norfolk 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
- Natalie Paine
- Address
- Bexwell Road, Downham Market, PE38 9LL
- Telephone
- 01366389100