Academy converter · Norfolk

Wymondham College

11–18Ages
1,427Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
136481URN

Golf Links Road, Morley, Wymondham, NR18 9SZ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2023 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.3per place

1.6 above Norfolk median (1.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Norfolk

455 applications for 139 places · 1st of 51 in Norfolk

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

56.7of 90

Norfolk 44.6 England 46.0

2nd of 53 in Norfolk

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 10 October 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Sixth form provision	Outstanding

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

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 entry

3.3applications per place, Year 7

1.6 above Norfolk median (1.6) 1.0 above England median (2.2)

455 applications · 139 places offered · 174 named it first

2026 3.3; Norfolk median median 1.6
2025 2.9; Norfolk median median 1.7
2024 2.4; Norfolk median median 1.4
2023 2.4; Norfolk median median 1.4
2022 2.0; Norfolk median median 1.4
2021 2.4; Norfolk median median 1.4
2020 2.3; Norfolk median median 1.5
2019 2.3; Norfolk median median 1.5
2018 2.3; Norfolk median median 1.4
2017 2.4; Norfolk median median 1.3
2016 2.4; Norfolk median median 1.4
2015 3.0; Norfolk median median 1.4
2014 2.9; Norfolk median median 1.4

More applications per place than the Norfolk median in 13 of 13 years.

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	139	455	3.3	174	1.25
Sep 2025	150	437	2.9	178	1.19
Sep 2024	135	330	2.4	175	1.30
Sep 2023	131	319	2.4	181	1.38
Sep 2022	154	314	2.0	203	1.32
Sep 2021	120	292	2.4	161	1.34
Sep 2020	125	286	2.3	161	1.29
Sep 2019	129	293	2.3	177	1.37
Sep 2018	126	288	2.3	180	1.43
Sep 2017	126	306	2.4	220	1.75
Sep 2016	135	321	2.4	227	1.68
Sep 2015	95	289	3.0	177	1.86
Sep 2014	89	257	2.9	157	1.76

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

218 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)56.72nd of 53 in Norfolk

Norfolk 44.6 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths67%2nd of 53 in Norfolk

Norfolk 40% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths86%

Norfolk 63% England 66%

This school
Norfolk median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.36

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	218	56.7	67%	86%	–
2024/25	208	56.4	67%	85%	–
2023/24	211	55.5	66%	85%	+0.36
2022/23	206	53.9	57%	80%	+0.34

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

Wymondham CollegeThis school
This school

Outstanding2023

3.3applications per place 56.7Attainment 8
Attleborough Academy
3.8 km · Norfolk

2026

1.7applications per place 42.8Attainment 8
Wymondham High Academy
5.3 km · Norfolk

Remains Good2023

2.0applications per place 52.9Attainment 8
Old Buckenham High School
6.8 km · Norfolk

Remains Good2023

1.8applications per place 45.2Attainment 8
Hethersett Academy
10.5 km · Norfolk

Remains Outstanding2022

2.0applications per place 55.5Attainment 8
Long Stratton High School
13.2 km · Norfolk

2026

1.4applications per place 48.5Attainment 8
Ormiston Victory Academy
15.7 km · Norfolk

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.4applications per place 42.6Attainment 8
City Academy Norwich
15.9 km · Norfolk

Requires improvement2024

1.5applications per place 36.2Attainment 8
Wayland Academy
16.0 km · Norfolk

Good2023

1.2applications per place 50.2Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 136481 · 926/5400
Trust: Sapientia Education Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,258 pupils · 1,427 on roll
Free school meals: 9.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 February 2011
Replaced: Wymondham College (URN 121208)
Address: Golf Links Road, Morley, Wymondham, NR18 9SZ
Local authority: Norfolk · South Norfolk

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources