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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 27 September 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 28 November 2017Graded 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 entry538 applications · 267 places offered · 280 named it first
- 2026 2.0; Norfolk median median 1.6
- 2025 2.1; Norfolk median median 1.7
- 2024 1.7; Norfolk median median 1.4
- 2023 1.7; Norfolk median median 1.4
- 2022 1.7; Norfolk median median 1.4
- 2021 1.6; Norfolk median median 1.4
- 2020 1.8; Norfolk median median 1.5
- 2019 1.6; Norfolk median median 1.5
- 2018 1.6; Norfolk median median 1.4
- 2017 1.5; Norfolk median median 1.3
- 2016 1.4; Norfolk median median 1.4
- 2015 1.6; Norfolk median median 1.4
- 2014 1.5; 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 | 267 | 538 | 2.0 | 280 | 1.05 |
| Sep 2025 | 250 | 514 | 2.1 | 249 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2024 | 262 | 434 | 1.7 | 228 | 0.87 |
| Sep 2023 | 266 | 462 | 1.7 | 244 | 0.92 |
| Sep 2022 | 260 | 447 | 1.7 | 247 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2021 | 292 | 468 | 1.6 | 284 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2020 | 276 | 483 | 1.8 | 274 | 0.99 |
| Sep 2019 | 277 | 434 | 1.6 | 247 | 0.89 |
| Sep 2018 | 235 | 373 | 1.6 | 203 | 0.86 |
| Sep 2017 | 268 | 397 | 1.5 | 257 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2016 | 257 | 368 | 1.4 | 229 | 0.89 |
| Sep 2015 | 247 | 390 | 1.6 | 247 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2014 | 252 | 376 | 1.5 | 229 | 0.91 |
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.) | 260 | 52.9 | 58% | 77% | – |
| 2024/25 | 260 | 52.6 | 54% | 77% | – |
| 2023/24 | 255 | 54.4 | 60% | 82% | +0.37 |
| 2022/23 | 238 | 52.3 | 55% | 77% | +0.46 |
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 High AcademyThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20232.0applications per place 52.9Attainment 8
- 5.2 km · NorfolkRemains Outstanding20222.0applications per place 55.5Attainment 8
- 5.3 km · NorfolkOutstanding20233.3applications per place 56.7Attainment 8
- 9.1 km · Norfolk20261.7applications per place 42.8Attainment 8
- 10.5 km · NorfolkGraded · no overall grade20241.4applications per place 42.6Attainment 8
- 10.6 km · NorfolkRequires improvement20241.5applications per place 36.2Attainment 8
- 11.3 km · NorfolkGraded · no overall grade202550.4Attainment 8
- 11.3 km · NorfolkRemains Good20231.8applications per place 45.2Attainment 8
- 11.4 km · Norfolk20262.1applications per place 49.2Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 137461 · 926/4060
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,610 pupils · 1,686 on roll
- Free school meals
- 18.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 September 2011
- Replaced
- Wymondham High School (URN 121171)
- Address
- Folly Road, Wymondham, NR18 0QT
- Local authority
- Norfolk · South Norfolk
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources