Wymondham High Academy
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Norfolk
Folly Road, Wymondham, NR18 0QT
78
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
96%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
91.0%
23.0% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,686
Capacity used
Over capacity105%
1,610 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
96%
1st preference success rate
239 of 249 families who put it first got an offer
250
Places offered
514
Total applications
2.1
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 249 | 239 | ● 96% |
| 2nd preference | 177 | 11 | ● 6% |
| 3rd preference | 62 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 4th preference | 26 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 514 | 250 | 49% |
1st preference success by year
Norfolk lets families list 4 preferences. 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
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Chris Smith
- Address
- Folly Road, Wymondham, NR18 0QT
- Phone
- 01953602078
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Ward / constituency
- Central Wymondham · South Norfolk
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 137461
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 19% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 5% | — | — |
| SEN support | 6% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: ENRICH LEARNING TRUST
1,686 pupils · 1,610 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
27 September 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,377 pupils
Attendance
91.0%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
9.0%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
23.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
4.9%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.8%
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 | 54.4 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.37 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 60% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 82% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 5.08 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 32.45 | — | — |
Average grade: C+ (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 52.6 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 54.2% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 77.3% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 94.6% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.93 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 260 | — |
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 | 36.24 | 35 |
| Average grade | B- | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 13.6% | 17% |
| A-level students | 92 | — |
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+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 258 | 20% | 58% | 77% | |
| Mathematics | 256 | 31% | 64% | 88% | |
| English Literature | 253 | 17% | 60% | 78% | |
| History | 177 | 24% | 50% | 63% | |
| Combined Science | 145 | 5% | 34% | 61% | |
| Art and Design | 124 | 40% | 84% | 94% | |
| Biology | 111 | 38% | 91% | 97% | |
| Spanish | 110 | 18% | 45% | 55% | |
| Chemistry | 110 | 34% | 84% | 95% | |
| Physics | 109 | 41% | 89% | 97% | |
| Geography | 91 | 38% | 63% | 75% | |
| French | 76 | 17% | 43% | 62% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biology | 26 | 8% | 19% | 54% | |
| Mathematics | 26 | 27% | 50% | 65% | |
| History | 20 | 5% | 30% | 50% | |
| Psychology | 19 | 0% | 0% | 37% | |
| Physics | 15 | 33% | 53% | 87% | |
| Physical Education / Sports Studies | 15 | 0% | 20% | 47% | |
| Graphics | 13 | 15% | 31% | 62% | |
| Chemistry | 13 | 8% | 23% | 69% | |
| Geography | 13 | 0% | 31% | 46% | |
| Government and Politics | 11 | 9% | 36% | 45% | |
| Fine Art | 10 | 20% | 20% | 70% | |
| Sociology | 10 | 0% | 20% | 70% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 16390: Wymondham High Academy
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| 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) | 57% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 4% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 58% | — | — |
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.