Hethersett Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Sept 28 2022 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
- 140188
- Address
- Queen's Road, Hethersett, NR9 3DB
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1174 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.9%
- Girls
- 49.1%
- First language not English
- 11.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 15.3%
- Persistent absence
- 19.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.5%
White British 79%
Other White 6.1%
Mixed 4.4%
Other 2.6%
Chinese 1.6%
Unclassified 1.6%
African 1.1%
Indian 0.9%
Other Asian 0.9%
Pakistani 0.5%
Other Black 0.4%
Gypsy/Roma 0.3%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.91
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.01
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 68%
Local authority average 42%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 66%
Local authority average 42%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 54.2
Local authority average 44.7
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 5.2
Local authority average 3.97
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Arabic | GCSE | 2 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 39 |
| Biology | GCSE | 46 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 46 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 20 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 89 |
| English Language | GCSE | 206 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 205 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 44 |
Admissions
Hethersett Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 256
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 293
- 2nd preference
- 134
- 3rd preference
- 73
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 251
- 2nd preference
- 5
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 268 133 135 |
| Year 8 | 237 123 114 |
| Year 9 | 234 119 115 |
| Year 10 | 226 119 107 |
| Year 11 | 209 103 106 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 87.0% 83.4% 85.6% |
Further education | 39.0% 41.4% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 48.0% 34.1% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 7.6% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 5.8% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 3.6% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 6.4% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 0.8% 1.2% |