Benjamin Britten Academy of Music & Mathematics

Benjamin Britten Music Academy and Centre of Excellence in Mathematics is a co-educational day school founded in honour of England's greatest composer and child of Lowestoft, Benjamin Britten.

It is part of the Hartismere Family of Schools- judged as Outstanding by Ofsted - and is sponsored by Britten-Pears Arts. The School hosts Suffolk's Centre of Excellence in Mathematics designated to raise standards throughout the Lowestoft and Suffolk areas.

It ensures that all families are provided the option of a challenging academic education alongside a traditional approach to discipline. The Music Academy is supported by a state-of-the-art Theatre and Dance Studio. It is set in over 28 acres of green fields and, internally, is a beautiful environment in which our scholars learn.

The School is organised into traditional year and tutor groups. In addition to a Head of Year, each year group has a dedicated full time Pastoral Assistant Head of Year. These pastoral staff are always available.

Traditional Lower and Upper School Offices are situated to provide complete approachability for the children, before, during and after lessons. Scholars, new and older, are never far from support.

Our comprehensive transition programme starts early with our partner Primary Schools.

We have a dedicated team of staff, Prefects, Senior Prefects, a Head Boy and Head Girl, Sports Leaders, Expressive Arts Leaders and Transition Ambassadors who work closely with Primary School pupils to ensure their transition to High School is smooth, exciting and worry free.

Well established links built up over many years mean opportunities are regularly provided for younger pupils to visit the school.

They experience learning in specialised facilities such as those found in Mathematics, Science, Computing, Expressive Arts, Technology and Physical Education.