The Open Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Norfolk
Salhouse Road, Norwich, NR7 9DL
50
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 28/03/2023
Application demand
87%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
87.6%
32.7% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
529
Capacity used
Has space71%
750 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
87%
1st preference success rate
96 of 110 families who put it first got an offer
100
Places offered
240
Total applications
2.4
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 110 | 96 | ● 87% |
| 2nd preference | 66 | 3 | ● 5% |
| 3rd preference | 46 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 4th preference | 18 | 1 | ● 6% |
| Total | 240 | 100 | 42% |
1st preference success by year
Norfolk lets families list 4 preferences. 1 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Daniel Bagshaw
- Address
- Salhouse Road, Norwich, NR7 9DL
- Phone
- 01603481640
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Ward / constituency
- Crome · Norwich North
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 135650
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 40% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 11% | — | — |
| SEN support | 25% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE DIOCESE OF NORWICH EDUCATION AND ACADEMIES TRUST
529 pupils · 750 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
28 March 2023
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 548 pupils
Attendance
87.6%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
12.4%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
32.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
8.4%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
4.4%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 34.9 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.46 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 21% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 53% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.12 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 15.62 | — | — |
Average grade: D- (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 36.7 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 34.6% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 51% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 64.4% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.16 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 104 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 17.21 | 35 |
| Average grade | D- | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 0% | 17% |
| A-level students | 17 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 103 | 19% | 49% | 69% | |
| English Language | 103 | 9% | 28% | 51% | |
| English Literature | 99 | 8% | 36% | 53% | |
| Combined Science | 86 | 7% | 21% | 33% | |
| German | 68 | 3% | 7% | 9% | |
| History | 67 | 7% | 24% | 34% | |
| Art and Design | 42 | 14% | 33% | 69% | |
| Geography | 32 | 13% | 25% | 31% | |
| Design & Technology | 23 | 0% | 22% | 35% | |
| Religious Studies | 18 | 22% | 33% | 33% | |
| Biology | 17 | 12% | 24% | 59% | |
| Physics | 17 | 12% | 35% | 53% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 8 | 0% | 0% | 13% | |
| History | 6 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Photography | 6 | 0% | 0% | 17% | |
| Biology | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Chemistry | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Sociology | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Mathematics | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Physics | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Fine Art | 2 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| English Literature | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
No Cambridge applications recorded for this school in 2020–2025.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 26% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 0% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 32% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Norfolk council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.