Academy converter · Norfolk

Acle Academy

11–16Ages
709Pupils
SecondaryPhase
138758URN

South Walsham Road, Acle, Norwich, NR13 3ER · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected May 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

close to Norfolk median (1.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Norfolk

240 applications for 134 places · 18th of 51 in Norfolk

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

44.5of 90

Norfolk 44.6 England 46.0

28th of 53 in Norfolk

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 12 May 2026Published 7 September 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion			Needs attention
Curriculum and teaching		Expected standard
Achievement		Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour			Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years	Does not apply to this school
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Needs attention

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

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

12 May 2026
Report card · 3 Expected standard, 3 Needs attention
23 February 2022
Graded 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 entry

1.8applications per place, Year 7

close to Norfolk median (1.6) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

240 applications · 134 places offered · 144 named it first

2026 1.8; Norfolk median median 1.6
2025 1.7; Norfolk median median 1.7
2024 1.7; Norfolk median median 1.4
2023 1.3; Norfolk median median 1.4
2022 1.2; Norfolk median median 1.4
2021 1.3; Norfolk median median 1.4
2020 1.3; Norfolk median median 1.5
2019 1.3; Norfolk median median 1.5
2018 1.4; Norfolk median median 1.4
2017 1.2; Norfolk median median 1.3
2016 1.2; Norfolk median median 1.4
2015 1.3; 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	134	240	1.8	144	1.07
Sep 2025	136	230	1.7	133	0.98
Sep 2024	138	229	1.7	177	1.28
Sep 2023	157	205	1.3	159	1.01
Sep 2022	135	165	1.2	130	0.96
Sep 2021	109	144	1.3	99	0.91
Sep 2020	119	150	1.3	110	0.92
Sep 2019	107	135	1.3	96	0.90
Sep 2018	91	123	1.4	89	0.98
Sep 2017	101	116	1.2	94	0.93
Sep 2016	99	117	1.2	75	0.76
Sep 2015	116	156	1.3	104	0.90
Sep 2014	131	169	1.3	125	0.95

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

122 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)44.528th of 53 in Norfolk

Norfolk 44.6 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths37%36th of 53 in Norfolk

Norfolk 40% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths66%

Norfolk 63% England 66%

This school
Norfolk median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.08

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	122	44.5	37%	66%	–
2024/25	102	46.9	47%	67%	–
2023/24	101	44.2	44%	66%	−0.08
2022/23	112	45.0	41%	65%	−0.06

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

Acle AcademyThis school
This school

2026

1.8applications per place 44.5Attainment 8
Flegg High Ormiston Academy
10.4 km · Norfolk

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.7applications per place 45.7Attainment 8
Broadland High Ormiston Academy
12.0 km · Norfolk

Remains Good2022

2.0applications per place 49.3Attainment 8
Thorpe St Andrew School and Sixth Form
12.6 km · Norfolk

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.5applications per place 47.9Attainment 8
Caister Academy
12.7 km · Norfolk

Remains Good2023

1.6applications per place 47.9Attainment 8
Hobart High School
12.9 km · Norfolk

Good2023

1.4applications per place 46.3Attainment 8
Lynn Grove Academy
13.1 km · Norfolk

Good2023

1.8applications per place 41.8Attainment 8
Great Yarmouth Charter Academy
13.4 km · Norfolk

Remains Good2024

1.4applications per place 41.8Attainment 8
Ormiston Venture Academy
13.9 km · Norfolk

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.8applications per place 45.7Attainment 8

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 138758 · 926/5405
Trust: The Wensum Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 711 pupils · 709 on roll
Free school meals: 28.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Opened: 1 September 2012
Replaced: Acle High School (URN 121213)
Address: South Walsham Road, Acle, Norwich, NR13 3ER
Local authority: Norfolk · Broadland

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