Benjamin Britten Academy of Music and Mathematics, Lowestoft

In 2026, pupils at Benjamin Britten Academy of Music and Mathematics averaged an Attainment 8 score of 46.6, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 43.4 in Suffolk and 47 across England.

49% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 40% in Suffolk and 47% in England.

That is up from 44.9 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.12: pupils made below average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 36.8, against 49.9 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 13.1 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 25 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Social Studies, Combined Science and History.

For September 2026 entry, 270 families put Benjamin Britten Academy of Music and Mathematics as their first choice and 343 named it as one of their preferences, for 262 places offered. That is slightly more first choices than places. 12 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Benjamin Britten Academy of Music and Mathematics are Ormiston Denes Academy (0.9 miles, Inadequate, Attainment 8 37.7); Learning Support, Northern Area Education Office (1.4 miles); East Point Academy (2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 49.2); and Pakefield High School (3.3 miles, Good, Attainment 8 42.3).

Benjamin Britten Academy of Music and Mathematics's 2026 results were higher than 2 of these 3 schools.

Benjamin Britten Academy of Music and Mathematics is one of 6 schools run by Hartismere Family of Schools, an academy trust.

91 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Benjamin Britten Academy of Music and Mathematics (as of September 2025): 79% would recommend the school, 85% say their child is happy there and 69% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child is happy at the school (85%); the weakest, that pupils behave well (65%).

Of the 238 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 90% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 56% to a further education college, 3% to an apprenticeship and 2% into work.

2.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 297 pupils (23.5%) received SEN support and 68 (5.4%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

The nearest railway station is Oulton Broad North Rail Station, about 1.5 miles away in a straight line.

11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Benjamin Britten High School (outside), 70 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 90 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, criminal damage and arson and anti-social behaviour. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Suffolk (32), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Benjamin Britten Academy of Music and Mathematics issued 492 suspensions, 39 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 13 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Benjamin Britten Academy of Music and Mathematics are Gunton Primary Academy (0.5 miles), Woods Loke Primary School (0.7 miles), Poplars Community Primary School (0.9 miles) and Northfield St Nicholas Primary Academy (0.9 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.