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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026| Area | Outstanding | Good | Requires improvement | Inadequate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good | |||
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good | |||
| Personal development | Good | |||
| Leadership and management | Good | |||
| Sixth form provision | Requires improvement |
Inspection history
- 2 April 2025Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
- 4 March 2020Graded 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 entry255 applications · 232 places offered · 218 named it first
HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.
- 2026 1.1; Norfolk median median 1.6
- 2025 1.1; Norfolk median median 1.7
- 2024 1.1; Norfolk median median 1.4
- 2023 1.0; Norfolk median median 1.4
- 2022 1.1; Norfolk median median 1.4
- 2021 1.0; Norfolk median median 1.4
- 2020 1.1; Norfolk median median 1.5
- 2019 1.1; Norfolk median median 1.5
- 2018 1.1; Norfolk median median 1.4
- 2017 1.1; Norfolk median median 1.3
- 2016 1.1; Norfolk median median 1.4
- 2015 1.1; Norfolk median median 1.4
- 2014 1.1; 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 | 232 | 255 | 1.1 | 218 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2025 | 258 | 283 | 1.1 | 251 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2024 | 282 | 303 | 1.1 | 270 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2023 | 274 | 286 | 1.0 | 264 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2022 | 263 | 279 | 1.1 | 253 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2021 | 208 | 211 | 1.0 | 190 | 0.91 |
| Sep 2020 | 222 | 248 | 1.1 | 219 | 0.99 |
| Sep 2019 | 200 | 225 | 1.1 | 198 | 0.99 |
| Sep 2018 | 210 | 234 | 1.1 | 208 | 0.99 |
| Sep 2017 | 214 | 235 | 1.1 | 214 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2016 | 221 | 243 | 1.1 | 220 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2015 | 204 | 215 | 1.1 | 200 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2014 | 175 | 191 | 1.1 | 172 | 0.98 |
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.) | 189 | 44.9 | 47% | 62% | – |
| 2024/25 | 238 | 42.4 | 42% | 59% | – |
| 2023/24 | 190 | 38.9 | 39% | 53% | +0.04 |
| 2022/23 | 207 | 42.0 | 38% | 59% | +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
- The Thetford AcademyThis schoolThis schoolStandards maintained20251.1applications per place 44.9Attainment 8
- 10.6 km · SuffolkRemains Good20221.3applications per place 38.9Attainment 8
- 15.1 km · SuffolkGraded · no overall grade20252.0applications per place 39.7Attainment 8
- 16.1 km · NorfolkGood20231.2applications per place 50.2Attainment 8
- 17.6 km · NorfolkGraded · no overall grade20241.4applications per place 37.3Attainment 8
- 18.4 km · SuffolkRemains Good20241.2applications per place 39.5Attainment 8
- 19.2 km · SuffolkStandards maintained20252.5applications per place 51.9Attainment 8
- 19.4 km · Suffolk20262.4applications per place 44.8Attainment 8
- 19.6 km · SuffolkRemains Good20241.5applications per place 45.9Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 136204 · 926/6910
- Trust
- Inspiration Trust
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 2,050 pupils · 1,398 on roll
- Free school meals
- 31.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
- SEN provision
- Resourced provision
- Opened
- 1 September 2010
- Address
- Croxton Road, Thetford, IP24 1LH
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources