OFSTED
26 April 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 sponsor led
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Norfolk
Trust
EASTERN LEARNING ALLIANCE
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,329
1,329 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
673
50.6% of pupils
Male pupils
656
49.4% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
1.5 pts
above England
School
26.3%
King's Lynn and West Norfolk
23.2%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
13.9 pts
below England
School
6.4%
King's Lynn and West Norfolk
15.9%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.1 pts
above England
School
1.1%
King's Lynn and West Norfolk
3.1%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
88.1%
1,171
Any other White background
5.0%
67
Any other Mixed background
1.5%
20
Any other Asian background
1.1%
14
Any other ethnic group
0.9%
12
White and Asian
0.7%
9
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
20.4%
271 of
1,329 pupils
0.4 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
0.6 pts
above
England
6.0%
1.1 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
43.8
4.6 pts
above England
Latest published: -0.06 · 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
9.01%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.79 pts
higher than
England
School
9.01%
King's Lynn and West Norfolk
6.25%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
24.27%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
8.46 pts
higher than
England
School
24.27%
King's Lynn and West Norfolk
16.34%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
3.53%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.73 pts
higher than
England
School
3.53%
King's Lynn and West Norfolk
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
84.8%
7.5 pts
below England
Downham Market Academy
84.8%
King's Lynn and West Norfolk
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.