OFSTED
23 February 2022
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Norfolk
Trust
THE WENSUM TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
709
709 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
355
50.1% of pupils
Male pupils
354
49.9% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
3.4 pts
above England
School
28.2%
Broadland
17.7%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
18.7 pts
below England
School
1.6%
Broadland
8.0%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.8 pts
above England
School
2.8%
Broadland
2.7%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
91.7%
650
Any other White background
2.0%
14
White and Asian
2.0%
14
Unclassified
1.3%
9
Any other Mixed background
0.6%
4
White and Black African
0.6%
4
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
11.4%
81 of
709 pupils
9.4 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
9.4 pts
below
England
6.0%
0.0 pts
above
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
46.9
7.7 pts
above England
Latest published: -0.08 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
10.57%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
4.35 pts
higher than
England
School
10.57%
Broadland
5.75%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
27.58%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
11.76 pts
higher than
England
School
27.58%
Broadland
12.83%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
5.99%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
4.19 pts
higher than
England
School
5.99%
Broadland
1.21%
East of England
1.83%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
99.7%
7.4 pts
above England
Acle Academy
99.7%
Broadland
90.8%
East of England
92.9%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.