Acle Academy
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Norfolk
South Walsham Road, Norwich, NR13 3ER
63
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 23/02/2022
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
89.4%
27.6% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
709
Capacity used
Over capacity100%
711 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
133 of 133 families who put it first got an offer
136
Places offered
230
Total applications
1.7
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 133 | 133 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 60 | 2 | ● 3% |
| 3rd preference | 30 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 4th preference | 7 | 1 | ● 14% |
| Total | 230 | 136 | 59% |
1st preference success by year
Norfolk lets families list 4 preferences. 3 applications came from outside the council area (1 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
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Helen Watts
- Address
- South Walsham Road, Acle, Norwich, NR13 3ER
- Phone
- 01493750431
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Ward / constituency
- Acle · Broadland and Fakenham
- Area
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 138758
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 28% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 2% | — | — |
| SEN support | 6% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE WENSUM TRUST
709 pupils · 711 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
23 February 2022
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 718 pupils
Attendance
89.4%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
10.6%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
27.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
6.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.9%
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 | 44.2 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.08 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 44% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 66% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.92 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 46.9 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 47.1% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 66.7% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 32.4% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.18 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 102 | — |
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.
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 | 101 | 21% | 64% | 80% | |
| English Language | 101 | 19% | 45% | 67% | |
| English Literature | 101 | 15% | 51% | 68% | |
| Geography | 74 | 24% | 50% | 65% | |
| Combined Science | 51 | 0% | 27% | 53% | |
| Biology | 50 | 34% | 68% | 82% | |
| History | 50 | 20% | 44% | 62% | |
| Physics | 50 | 30% | 64% | 82% | |
| Chemistry | 50 | 26% | 56% | 76% | |
| Design & Technology | 32 | 9% | 66% | 72% | |
| Physical Education | 24 | 8% | 21% | 33% | |
| Computer Science | 22 | 9% | 18% | 32% |
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.