Academy converter · Norfolk

Attleborough Academy

11–18Ages
976Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
140534URN

9 Norwich Road, Attleborough, NR17 2AJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Mar 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

close to Norfolk median (1.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Norfolk

246 applications for 148 places · 24th of 51 in Norfolk

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

42.8of 90

Norfolk 44.6 England 46.0

36th of 53 in Norfolk

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 3 March 2026Published 28 April 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion		Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching		Strong standard
Achievement			Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Strong standard
Early years	Does not apply to this school
Post-16 provision			Expected standard
Leadership and governance			Expected standard

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

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Inspection history

3 March 2026
Report card · 4 Strong standard, 3 Expected standard
8 December 2021
Ungraded inspection: School remains 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

1.7applications per place, Year 7

close to Norfolk median (1.6) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

246 applications · 148 places offered · 144 named it first

2026 1.7; Norfolk median median 1.6
2025 1.6; Norfolk median median 1.7
2024 1.4; Norfolk median median 1.4
2023 1.3; Norfolk median median 1.4
2022 1.3; Norfolk median median 1.4
2021 1.4; Norfolk median median 1.4
2020 1.4; Norfolk median median 1.5
2019 1.4; Norfolk median median 1.5
2018 1.4; Norfolk median median 1.4
2017 1.2; Norfolk median median 1.3
2016 1.1; 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	148	246	1.7	144	0.97
Sep 2025	174	274	1.6	182	1.05
Sep 2024	149	211	1.4	149	1.00
Sep 2023	164	218	1.3	146	0.89
Sep 2022	159	209	1.3	143	0.90
Sep 2021	139	193	1.4	127	0.91
Sep 2020	129	174	1.4	123	0.95
Sep 2019	174	240	1.4	162	0.93
Sep 2018	138	197	1.4	129	0.93
Sep 2017	150	178	1.2	117	0.78
Sep 2016	126	143	1.1	100	0.79
Sep 2015	130	165	1.3	105	0.81
Sep 2014	116	149	1.3	109	0.94

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

155 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)42.836th of 53 in Norfolk

Norfolk 44.6 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths33%45th of 53 in Norfolk

Norfolk 40% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths62%

Norfolk 63% England 66%

This school
Norfolk median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.27

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	155	42.8	33%	62%	–
2024/25	130	41.4	42%	64%	–
2023/24	177	46.2	42%	66%	+0.27
2022/23	142	45.9	42%	69%	+0.22

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

Attleborough AcademyThis school
This school

2026

1.7applications per place 42.8Attainment 8
Wymondham College
3.8 km · Norfolk

Outstanding2023

3.3applications per place 56.7Attainment 8
Old Buckenham High School
4.2 km · Norfolk

Remains Good2023

1.8applications per place 45.2Attainment 8
Wymondham High Academy
9.1 km · Norfolk

Remains Good2023

2.0applications per place 52.9Attainment 8
Wayland Academy
14.2 km · Norfolk

Good2023

1.2applications per place 50.2Attainment 8
Hethersett Academy
14.3 km · Norfolk

Remains Outstanding2022

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

2026

1.4applications per place 48.5Attainment 8
Diss High School
16.9 km · Norfolk

Remains Good2024

1.2applications per place 43.0Attainment 8
Dereham Neatherd High School
18.3 km · Norfolk

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.6applications per place 43.1Attainment 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: 140534 · 926/4052
Trust: Sapientia Education Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 945 pupils · 976 on roll
Free school meals: 21.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 January 2014
Replaced: Attleborough High School (URN 121167)
Address: 9 Norwich Road, Attleborough, NR17 2AJ
Local authority: Norfolk · Breckland

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