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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 31 January 2024Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 15 October 2014Graded inspection: Good
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About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry389 applications · 229 places offered · 245 named it first
- 2026 1.7; Norfolk median median 1.6
- 2025 1.5; Norfolk median median 1.7
- 2024 1.5; Norfolk median median 1.4
- 2023 1.3; Norfolk median median 1.4
- 2022 1.4; Norfolk median median 1.4
- 2021 1.5; Norfolk median median 1.4
- 2020 1.5; Norfolk median median 1.5
- 2019 1.3; Norfolk median median 1.5
- 2018 1.3; Norfolk median median 1.4
- 2017 1.3; Norfolk median median 1.3
- 2016 1.5; Norfolk median median 1.4
- 2015 1.4; Norfolk median median 1.4
- 2014 1.6; Norfolk median median 1.4
- This school
- Norfolk median
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 229 | 389 | 1.7 | 245 | 1.07 |
| Sep 2025 | 233 | 350 | 1.5 | 228 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2024 | 213 | 316 | 1.5 | 241 | 1.13 |
| Sep 2023 | 225 | 290 | 1.3 | 225 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2022 | 221 | 304 | 1.4 | 235 | 1.06 |
| Sep 2021 | 225 | 347 | 1.5 | 263 | 1.17 |
| Sep 2020 | 221 | 320 | 1.5 | 234 | 1.06 |
| Sep 2019 | 231 | 305 | 1.3 | 230 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2018 | 227 | 287 | 1.3 | 226 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2017 | 189 | 247 | 1.3 | 184 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2016 | 206 | 306 | 1.5 | 226 | 1.10 |
| Sep 2015 | 209 | 292 | 1.4 | 207 | 0.99 |
| Sep 2014 | 199 | 315 | 1.6 | 242 | 1.22 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 215 | 48.6 | 54% | 73% | – |
| 2024/25 | 202 | 45.0 | 41% | 64% | – |
| 2023/24 | 229 | 49.0 | 51% | 70% | +0.21 |
| 2022/23 | 224 | 52.3 | 59% | 75% | +0.31 |
Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Aylsham High SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20241.7applications per place 48.6Attainment 8
- 9.3 km · NorfolkGood20231.4applications per place 44.1Attainment 8
- 11.1 km · NorfolkGraded · no overall grade20251.7applications per place 49.2Attainment 8
- 13.2 km · NorfolkGood20231.8applications per place 46.4Attainment 8
- 13.7 km · NorfolkRemains Good20222.0applications per place 49.3Attainment 8
- 14.4 km · NorfolkRemains Good20231.5applications per place 47.7Attainment 8
- 15.1 km · NorfolkRequires improvement20231.6applications per place 42.0Attainment 8
- 16.1 km · NorfolkGood20231.4applications per place 44.6Attainment 8
- 16.6 km · NorfolkGraded · no overall grade20241.4applications per place 42.6Attainment 8
School details
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 121164 · 926/4046
- Trust
- The Aylsham Cluster Trust
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,025 pupils · 1,138 on roll
- Free school meals
- 19.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Address
- Sir Williams Lane, Aylsham, Norwich, NR11 6AN
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources