# Joyce Frankland Academy, Newport

Joyce Frankland Academy, Newport is a secondary school in Uttlesford, for pupils aged 11 to 18.

It had 865 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Secondary school. Code E138734. [Uttlesford](https://openindex.co.uk/uttlesford)

- Phase: Secondary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 11 to 18
- Pupils: 865
- Council: Uttlesford
- URN: 138734

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Good (overall), June 2023
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 27 June 2023
- Overall effectiveness: Good
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Joyce Frankland Academy, Newport was 50.7, against 49.6 in Uttlesford and 46.2 in England.
50.3% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).

### End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs): 2025/26, provisional

| Measure | This school | Uttlesford | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Average Attainment 8 score | 50.7 | 49.6 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 50.3% | 51.8% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 73.9% | 71.5% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 199 | – | – |

The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Newport Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/newport-primary-school-e114985): 930 m. Primary. Some aspects not as strong, February 2025. 16% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/138734)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/138734)

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