OFSTED
1 May 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Outstanding
OEIF
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
25 May 2022
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
Published
10 July 2022
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Free schools
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Norfolk
Trust
INSPIRATION TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,085
1,085 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
618
57.0% of pupils
Male pupils
467
43.0% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
2.2 pts
below England
School
22.6%
Norwich
25.0%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
4.4 pts
above England
School
24.7%
Norwich
23.5%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.1 pts
below England
School
0.9%
Norwich
2.6%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
56.1%
609
Any other White background
10.7%
116
African
7.3%
79
Indian
4.6%
50
Unclassified
3.1%
34
Any other Mixed background
3.0%
33
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
12.9%
140 of
1,085 pupils
7.9 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
5.8 pts
below
England
6.0%
2.1 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
53.7
14.5 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.26 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
6.90%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.68 pts
higher than
England
School
6.90%
Norwich
7.09%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
17.30%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
1.48 pts
higher than
England
School
17.30%
Norwich
18.77%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
3.78%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.98 pts
higher than
England
School
3.78%
Norwich
2.65%
East of England
1.83%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
98.6%
6.3 pts
above England
Jane Austen College
98.6%
Norwich
90.8%
East of England
92.9%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.