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Downham Market Academy: data, trends and context

Downham Market Academy is a secondary school in Norfolk. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.

School identity

URN
145196
Phase
Secondary
Establishment type
Academy sponsor led
Status
Open
Local authority
Norfolk
Region
East of England
Trust
EASTERN LEARNING ALLIANCE
Postcode
PE38 9LL
Gender intake
Mixed
Religious character
None
School website

Pupil and community context

Pupils on roll
1,329
FSM eligible
26.3%
EAL / First language other than English
6.4%
SEND (total)
20.4%
SEN Support
15.4%
EHCP
5.0%
White British
88.1%

Attendance and absence (2024/25)

Attendance rate
91.0%
Overall absence
9.0%
Persistent absence
24.3%
Severe absence
3.5%

Current benchmarks (2025/26 to date)

Secondary schools
ComparatorAttendanceOverall absenceUnauthorised
NorfolkLocal authority90.8%9.2%3.1%
East of EnglandRegion91.5%8.5%2.9%
EnglandEngland91.4%8.6%3.3%

Session-weighted year-to-date rates to 17 July 2026. Source: DfE Explore Education Statistics, pupil attendance (daily), published 6 August 2026. The school figures above are from a different published year, so no direct difference is shown.

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

Suspension rate
21.5%
Pupils with 1+ suspension
6.4%
Permanent exclusion rate
0.30%

Attainment and Progress 8 (2024/25)

Attainment 8
43.8
English & maths grade 5+
35.3%
English & maths grade 4+
59.2%

Data sources and last updated

  • Published Department for Education and Ofsted data.
  • Historical predecessor information is shown only where the DfE lineage record has been validated. It is clearly labelled as historical predecessor-establishment data.
  • Missing or suppressed values are shown as gaps, never as zero.
  • For interactive comparisons with 25 contextually similar schools, open this school in School DNA.
  • Profile last updated: 2026-07-07.

Contextual comparison

See Downham Market Academy against 25 similar schools

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Downham Market Academy is a secondary school in Norfolk. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.