Iceni Secondary Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Primary, Secondary
Ofsted rating
Requires improvement
Mar 11 2020 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 16 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Norfolk
Unique reference
139058
Address
Stoke Road, Methwold, IP26 4PE

Pupils

Number of Pupils
748 (81% of total capacity)
Boys
54.1%
Girls
45.9%
First language not English
3.1%
Free school meals (FSM)
19.9%
Persistent absence
35.8%
Special education needs (SEN)
16.3%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 95.9%
Other White 1.5%
Unclassified 1.3%
Mixed 0.7%
Chinese 0.3%
Indian 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
African 0.1%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-1.6
WritingAverage0.7
MathsAverage-1.3
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 43%
Local authority average 52%
England average 61%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 0%
Local authority average 4%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 101
Local authority average 104
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 100
Local authority average 103
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Art & DesignGCSE24
BiologyGCSE40
ChemistryGCSE40
ChineseGCSE1
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE21
Design & TechnologyGCSE21
English LanguageGCSE142
English LiteratureGCSE141
D&T Food TechnologyGCSE39
FrenchGCSE74
Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Iceni Academy

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
13
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
13
2nd preference
5
3rd preference
4
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
13
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes23.9
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher16.7
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher31.5
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
15
9
6
Year 1
19
13
6
Year 2
16
10
6
Year 3
17
11
6
Year 4
21
12
9
Year 5
10
5
5
Year 6
15
10
5
Year 7
121
72
49
Year 8
138
60
78
Year 9
116
69
47
Year 10
118
61
57
Year 11
142
73
69
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
79.0%
83.4%
85.6%
Further education
57.0%
41.4%
35.4%
School sixth form
17.0%
34.1%
36.6%
Sixth form college
5.0%
7.6%
13.0%
Other education destinations
0.0%
0.3%
0.5%
Entering employment
10.0%
5.8%
4.1%
Entering apprenticeships
4.0%
3.6%
3.2%
Not in education or employment
7.0%
6.4%
5.9%
Destination unknown
0.0%
0.8%
1.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

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