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

General Info

Education Phase
Primary, Secondary
Ofsted rating
No rating
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
874 (94% of total capacity)
Boys
52.4%
Girls
47.6%
First language not English
4%
Free school meals (FSM)
17.6%
Persistent absence
21.0%
Special education needs (SEN)
15.7%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 92.4%
Mixed 2.9%
Other White 2.5%
Chinese 0.6%
Unclassified 0.5%
Irish 0.3%
African 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Other 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

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

School 47%
Local authority average 52%
England average 61%

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

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

Average score in reading

School 102
Local authority average 104
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 102
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 & Design (Fine Art)GCSE37
BiologyGCSE4
ChemistryGCSE4
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE10
English LanguageGCSE93
English LiteratureGCSE93
FrenchGCSE8
GeographyGCSE44
GermanGCSE13
HistoryGCSE47
Year 2022-2023

Admissions

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

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
28
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
28
2nd preference
3
3rd preference
0
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
28
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 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes22.5
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher24
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher28.5
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
17
7
10
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
1
1
0
Reception, Full-time
41
21
20
Year 1
38
18
20
Year 2
49
28
21
Year 3
59
36
23
Year 4
54
30
24
Year 5
66
31
35
Year 6
52
31
21
Year 7
108
55
53
Year 8
100
52
48
Year 9
94
53
41
Year 10
97
43
54
Year 11
98
52
46
Year 2023-2024

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