The Harleston Sancroft Academy (a 3-16 Church of England School)
All-through · Academy converter · Mixed · Norfolk
Wilderness Lane, Harleston, IP20 9DD
68
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 24/06/2025
Application demand
0%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
93.2%
18.4% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
824
Capacity used
Has space85%
973 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
0%
1st preference success rate
0 of 2 families who put it first got an offer
0
Places offered
2
Total applications
—
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 2 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 2nd preference | 0 | 0 | — |
| 3rd preference | 0 | 0 | — |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0% |
1st preference success by year
Norfolk lets families list 4 preferences. 2 applications came from outside the council area (0 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
- All-through
- Age range
- 3–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Rob Connelly
- Address
- Wilderness Lane, Harleston, IP20 9DD
- Phone
- 01379852561
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Ward / constituency
- Harleston · Waveney Valley
- Area
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- URN
- 149197
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 24% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 4% | — | — |
| SEN support | 16% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE DIOCESE OF NORWICH ST BENET'S MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
824 pupils · 973 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
24 June 2025
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessEarly years Outstanding Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 824 pupils
Attendance
93.2%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
6.8%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
18.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.2%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.4%
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.
Primary results (Key Stage 2)
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 35% | — | — |
| Higher standard | 0% | — | — |
| Reading progress | — | — | 0.0 |
| Writing progress | — | — | 0.0 |
| Maths progress | — | — | 0.0 |
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 47.3 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.04 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 35% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 64% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.06 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
Primary results by subject (SATs)
Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England
Reading, writing & maths combined
Reading
Writing
Maths
Grammar, punctuation & spelling
Science
England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).
Primary results over time
Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Expected standard (RWM) | 59% | 61% |
| Higher standard | 8% | 8% |
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 42.7 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 29.7% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 63.7% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 19.8% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.56 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 91 | — |
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 | 87 | 9% | 38% | 70% | |
| English Language | 87 | 10% | 54% | 76% | |
| Combined Science | 86 | 7% | 37% | 64% | |
| Religious Studies | 84 | 11% | 50% | 68% | |
| English Literature | 84 | 18% | 60% | 76% | |
| Geography | 40 | 10% | 55% | 80% | |
| History | 31 | 16% | 58% | 84% | |
| Art and Design | 30 | 13% | 70% | 87% | |
| German | 17 | 0% | 6% | 18% | |
| Computer Science | 8 | 13% | 50% | 75% | |
| French | 7 | 14% | 71% | 71% | |
| Drama | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 April (or next working day) |
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
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.