Framingham Earl High School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Norfolk
Norwich Road, Norwich, NR14 7QP
74
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
95%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
90.9%
22.4% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
791
Capacity used
Nearly full98%
810 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
95%
1st preference success rate
157 of 166 families who put it first got an offer
159
Places offered
237
Total applications
1.5
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 166 | 157 | ● 95% |
| 2nd preference | 45 | 1 | ● 2% |
| 3rd preference | 17 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 4th preference | 9 | 1 | ● 11% |
| Total | 237 | 159 | 67% |
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
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Rebecca Arnold
- Address
- Norwich Road, Framingham Earl, Norwich, NR14 7QP
- Phone
- 01508492547
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Ward / constituency
- Poringland, Framinghams & Trowse · South Norfolk
- Area
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 145776
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 15% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 2% | — | — |
| SEN support | 15% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: SAPIENTIA EDUCATION TRUST
791 pupils · 810 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 22
19 October 2022
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 826 pupils
Attendance
90.9%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
9.1%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
22.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
5.9%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.0%
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 | 51.6 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.27 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 57% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 78% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.62 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 50.6 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 53.9% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 73.4% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 31.2% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.49 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 154 | — |
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 | 154 | 23% | 64% | 78% | |
| English Language | 154 | 16% | 56% | 77% | |
| English Literature | 152 | 18% | 57% | 72% | |
| Social Studies | 129 | 22% | 66% | 81% | |
| Biology | 114 | 26% | 70% | 83% | |
| Physics | 114 | 26% | 67% | 87% | |
| Chemistry | 114 | 23% | 62% | 85% | |
| Geography | 87 | 28% | 61% | 71% | |
| History | 73 | 45% | 71% | 77% | |
| Art and Design | 62 | 16% | 53% | 84% | |
| Physical Education | 55 | 27% | 60% | 76% | |
| Combined Science | 38 | 0% | 5% | 24% |
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.