Hethersett Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Sept 27 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
- 1209 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.1%
- Girls
- 47.9%
- First language not English
- 11.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 14%
- Persistent absence
- 15.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.3%
White British 79.7%
Other White 5%
Mixed 4.6%
Other 2.6%
African 1.9%
Indian 1.6%
Chinese 1.5%
Unclassified 1.1%
Other Asian 0.8%
Pakistani 0.5%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Other Black 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 74%
Local authority average 43%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 70%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 58.8
Local authority average 45.1
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 5.65
Local authority average 4.04
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 12 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 45 |
| Biology | GCSE | 46 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 1 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 45 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 2 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 25 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 78 |
| English Language | GCSE | 222 |
Admissions
Hethersett Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 257
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 273
- 2nd preference
- 159
- 3rd preference
- 120
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 251
- 2nd preference
- 6
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 266 140 126 |
| Year 8 | 267 135 132 |
| Year 9 | 239 124 115 |
| Year 10 | 215 112 103 |
| Year 11 | 222 119 103 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 90.0% 83.9% 85.5% |
Further education | 41.0% 43.1% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 50.0% 33.2% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 7.0% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.6% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 3.7% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 3.8% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 5.7% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 2.9% 3.0% |