The Harleston Sancroft Academy (a 3-16 Church of England School)

General Info

Education Phase
Primary, Secondary
School rating
Good
Jun 24 2025 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 16 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Not available
Religious Character
Church of England
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Norfolk
Unique reference
149197
Address
Wilderness Lane, IP20 9DD

Pupils

Number of Pupils
837 (92% of total capacity)
Boys
51.3%
Girls
48.7%
First language not English
5.6%
Free school meals (FSM)
19.5%
Persistent absence
17.2%
Special education needs (SEN)
13.6%
Pupil ethnicities
EthnicityPercentage
Chinese0.6%
African1%
Mixed2.6%
Other White3.6%
White British90.8%
Unclassified
0.6%
Irish
0.2%
Irish Traveller
0.2%
Bangladeshi
0.2%
Gypsy/Roma
0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingBelow average-2.5
WritingAverage-1
MathsBelow average-2.5
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

AreaPercentage
School
59%
Local authority average
56%
England average
62%

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

AreaPercentage
School
8%
Local authority average
5%
England average
8%

Average score in reading

AreaAverage score
School
104
Local authority average
105
England average
106

Average score in maths

AreaAverage score
School
103
Local authority average
103
England average
105
Year 2024-2025

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE30
BiologyGCSE1
ChemistryGCSE1
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE8
English LanguageGCSE87
English LiteratureGCSE84
FrenchGCSE7
GeographyGCSE40
GermanGCSE17
HistoryGCSE31
Year 2024-2025

Admissions

The Harleston Sancroft Academy (a 3-16 Church of England School)

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
0
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
2
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
From another Local Authority
2
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
0
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes24.3
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher27.8
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher27.3
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
13
3
10
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
5
2
3
Reception, Full-time
31
14
17
Year 1
46
24
22
Year 2
39
20
19
Year 3
49
28
21
Year 4
59
36
23
Year 5
55
32
23
Year 6
61
29
32
Year 7
100
55
45
Year 8
102
49
53
Year 9
93
47
46
Year 10
92
51
41
Year 11
92
39
53
Year 2024-2025

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
80.0%
83.9%
85.5%
Further education
48.0%
43.1%
36.9%
School sixth form
26.0%
33.2%
35.2%
Sixth form college
5.0%
7.0%
12.9%
Other education destinations
1.0%
0.6%
0.5%
Entering employment
2.0%
3.7%
2.6%
Entering apprenticeships
5.0%
3.8%
3.3%
Not in education or employment
10.0%
5.7%
5.7%
Destination unknown
3.0%
2.9%
3.0%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

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