OFSTED
17 March 2026
Latest inspection
Latest published outcome
Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching
Needs attention
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance & behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development
Expected standard
Leadership & governance
Expected standard
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
2 December 2021
Graded inspection
Good
Published
30 January 2022
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Norfolk
Trust
ACADEMY TRANSFORMATION TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
710
710 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
360
50.7% of pupils
Male pupils
350
49.3% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
4.1 pts
above England
School
28.9%
Breckland
23.4%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
12.6 pts
below England
School
7.7%
Breckland
13.5%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
4.1 pts
above England
School
5.1%
Breckland
2.4%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
90.0%
639
Any other ethnic group
2.8%
20
Any other White background
2.3%
16
Unclassified
1.7%
12
Chinese
0.8%
6
Indian
0.8%
6
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
20.3%
144 of
710 pupils
0.5 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
0.4 pts
above
England
6.0%
1.0 pts
below
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
38.4
0.8 pts
below England
Latest published: -0.55 · 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
9.23%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
3.02 pts
higher than
England
School
9.23%
Breckland
5.97%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
23.77%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
7.95 pts
higher than
England
School
23.77%
Breckland
14.47%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
5.20%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
3.40 pts
higher than
England
School
5.20%
Breckland
1.77%
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
84.5%
7.8 pts
below England
The Nicholas Hamond Academy
84.5%
Breckland
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.