Jane Austen College
Secondary · Free schools · Mixed · Norfolk
46-48 Colegate, Norwich, NR3 1DD
70
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Outstanding
Graded 01/05/2024
Application demand
78%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
93.1%
17.3% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,085
Capacity used
Nearly full99%
1,100 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
78%
1st preference success rate
144 of 185 families who put it first got an offer
174
Places offered
528
Total applications
3.0
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 185 | 144 | ● 78% |
| 2nd preference | 158 | 25 | ● 16% |
| 3rd preference | 124 | 3 | ● 2% |
| 4th preference | 61 | 2 | ● 3% |
| Total | 528 | 174 | 33% |
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
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Glen Allott
- Address
- 46-48 Colegate, Norwich, NR3 1DD
- Phone
- 01603463800
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Ward / constituency
- Mancroft · Norwich South
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 140815
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 28% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 23% | — | — |
| SEN support | 8% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: INSPIRATION TRUST
1,085 pupils · 1,100 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
01 May 2024
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 - 22
25 May 2022
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 925 pupils
Attendance
93.1%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
6.9%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
17.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.8%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.0%
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 | 49.0 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.26 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 63% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 79% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.84 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 33.73 | — | — |
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 | 53.7 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 64.2% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 75.6% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 80.1% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.25 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 176 | — |
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 | 40.03 | 35 |
| Average grade | B | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 11.9% | 17% |
| A-level students | 101 | — |
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 | 174 | 33% | 70% | 80% | |
| English Language | 174 | 30% | 63% | 78% | |
| English Literature | 169 | 28% | 70% | 82% | |
| Combined Science | 141 | 24% | 62% | 76% | |
| History | 85 | 32% | 61% | 75% | |
| Geography | 83 | 45% | 67% | 73% | |
| Art and Design | 71 | 27% | 72% | 86% | |
| French | 56 | 27% | 61% | 70% | |
| Spanish | 56 | 34% | 68% | 75% | |
| Physical Education | 32 | 28% | 66% | 75% | |
| Biology | 29 | 97% | 100% | 100% | |
| Physics | 29 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 45 | 24% | 51% | 78% | |
| Sociology | 31 | 19% | 32% | 71% | |
| English Literature | 27 | 30% | 41% | 67% | |
| Geography | 26 | 8% | 23% | 65% | |
| History | 22 | 5% | 41% | 64% | |
| English Language | 16 | 0% | 31% | 63% | |
| Classical Civilisation | 16 | 6% | 31% | 81% | |
| Law | 15 | 0% | 13% | 33% | |
| Government and Politics | 15 | 0% | 27% | 60% | |
| Fine Art | 12 | 8% | 33% | 83% | |
| Logic / Philosophy | 11 | 9% | 9% | 45% | |
| Biology | 10 | 10% | 20% | 50% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 19453: Jane Austen College
| 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) | 63% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 2% | — | — |
| 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.