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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 24 May 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 7 December 2016Graded 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 entry208 applications · 141 places offered · 139 named it first
- 2026 1.5; Norfolk median median 1.6
- 2025 1.5; Norfolk median median 1.7
- 2024 1.2; Norfolk median median 1.4
- 2023 1.4; Norfolk median median 1.4
- 2022 1.3; Norfolk median median 1.4
- 2021 1.3; Norfolk median median 1.4
- 2020 1.3; Norfolk median median 1.5
- 2019 1.4; Norfolk median median 1.5
- 2018 1.3; Norfolk median median 1.4
- 2017 1.2; Norfolk median median 1.3
- 2016 1.3; Norfolk median median 1.4
- 2015 1.6; Norfolk median median 1.4
- 2014 1.3; 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 | 141 | 208 | 1.5 | 139 | 0.99 |
| Sep 2025 | 136 | 208 | 1.5 | 135 | 0.99 |
| Sep 2024 | 137 | 166 | 1.2 | 134 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2023 | 114 | 155 | 1.4 | 114 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2022 | 142 | 181 | 1.3 | 141 | 0.99 |
| Sep 2021 | 129 | 162 | 1.3 | 118 | 0.91 |
| Sep 2020 | 144 | 182 | 1.3 | 142 | 0.99 |
| Sep 2019 | 132 | 187 | 1.4 | 133 | 1.01 |
| Sep 2018 | 144 | 182 | 1.3 | 146 | 1.01 |
| Sep 2017 | 109 | 129 | 1.2 | 109 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2016 | 97 | 125 | 1.3 | 95 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2015 | 84 | 130 | 1.6 | 83 | 0.99 |
| Sep 2014 | 95 | 125 | 1.3 | 91 | 0.96 |
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.) | 127 | 47.7 | 50% | 69% | – |
| 2024/25 | 133 | 48.1 | 59% | 77% | – |
| 2023/24 | 129 | 47.0 | 54% | 71% | +0.26 |
| 2022/23 | 139 | 48.4 | 55% | 75% | +0.25 |
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
- Cromer AcademyThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20231.5applications per place 47.7Attainment 8
- 7.3 km · NorfolkGood20231.4applications per place 44.6Attainment 8
- 13.1 km · NorfolkGood20231.4applications per place 44.1Attainment 8
- 14.4 km · NorfolkRemains Good20241.7applications per place 48.6Attainment 8
- 22.1 km · NorfolkGood20241.3applications per place 40.5Attainment 8
- 22.6 km · NorfolkGraded · no overall grade20251.7applications per place 49.2Attainment 8
- 24.1 km · NorfolkRemains Good20222.0applications per place 49.3Attainment 8
- 27.5 km · NorfolkGood20231.8applications per place 46.4Attainment 8
- 29.4 km · NorfolkRequires improvement20231.6applications per place 42.0Attainment 8
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 137431 · 926/5401
- Trust
- Inspiration Trust
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 720 pupils · 665 on roll
- Free school meals
- 25.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
- SEN provision
- SEN unit
- Opened
- 1 September 2011
- Replaced
- Cromer High School and Language College (URN 121209)
- Address
- Norwich Road, Cromer, NR27 0EX
- Local authority
- Norfolk · North Norfolk
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources