Wymondham College
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Norfolk
Golf Links Road, Wymondham, NR18 9SZ
79
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Outstanding
Graded 10/10/2023
Application demand
84%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
94.1%
13.0% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,427
Capacity used
Over capacity113%
1,258 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
84%
1st preference success rate
149 of 178 families who put it first got an offer
150
Places offered
437
Total applications
2.9
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 178 | 149 | ● 84% |
| 2nd preference | 161 | 1 | ● 1% |
| 3rd preference | 69 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 4th preference | 29 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 437 | 150 | 34% |
1st preference success by year
Norfolk lets families list 4 preferences. 9 applications came from outside the council area (2 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 converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Headteacher
- Emma Arrand
- Address
- Golf Links Road, Morley, Wymondham, NR18 9SZ
- Phone
- 01953609000
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Ward / constituency
- Wicklewood · Mid Norfolk
- Area
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 136481
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 10% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 7% | — | — |
| SEN support | 13% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: SAPIENTIA EDUCATION TRUST
1,427 pupils · 1,258 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
10 October 2023
Full graded inspection
Outstanding overall effectivenessSixth form Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 663 pupils
Attendance
94.1%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
5.9%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
13.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
2.6%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.3%
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 | 55.5 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.36 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 66% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 85% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 5.28 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 36.72 | — | — |
Average grade: B- (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 56.4 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 66.8% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 85.1% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 86.5% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.4 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 208 | — |
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 | 36.99 | 35 |
| Average grade | B- | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 19.6% | 17% |
| A-level students | 209 | — |
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 | 205 | 34% | 74% | 88% | |
| English Language | 205 | 35% | 70% | 88% | |
| English Literature | 203 | 30% | 74% | 89% | |
| Geography | 121 | 36% | 65% | 79% | |
| History | 115 | 39% | 73% | 86% | |
| Combined Science | 114 | 4% | 47% | 76% | |
| French | 99 | 24% | 48% | 65% | |
| Biology | 90 | 57% | 99% | 100% | |
| Chemistry | 90 | 52% | 97% | 100% | |
| Physics | 89 | 51% | 96% | 100% | |
| Spanish | 84 | 19% | 42% | 62% | |
| Business | 77 | 23% | 56% | 75% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 85 | 12% | 45% | 69% | |
| Biology | 55 | 11% | 35% | 64% | |
| Economics | 45 | 7% | 27% | 58% | |
| Chemistry | 44 | 9% | 43% | 68% | |
| Psychology | 42 | 0% | 12% | 48% | |
| Business Studies | 41 | 5% | 22% | 51% | |
| Physics | 40 | 13% | 25% | 57% | |
| Geography | 38 | 13% | 32% | 66% | |
| History | 37 | 8% | 24% | 65% | |
| Law | 28 | 7% | 18% | 50% | |
| Government and Politics | 27 | 7% | 33% | 59% | |
| Physical Education / Sports Studies | 26 | 4% | 19% | 73% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 12365: Wymondham College
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | 16 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | ≤5 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 61% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 3% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 63% | — | — |
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.