OFSTED
14 January 2025
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
University technical college
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Norfolk
Trust
COMMUNITY SCHOOLS TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
451
451 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
108
23.9% of pupils
Male pupils
343
76.1% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
0.6 pts
below England
School
24.2%
Norwich
25.0%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
11.7 pts
below England
School
8.6%
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
77.8%
351
Any other White background
6.4%
29
African
5.1%
23
Any other Mixed background
2.2%
10
Unclassified
2.2%
10
White and Asian
2.0%
9
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
24.8%
112 of
451 pupils
4.0 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
7.8 pts
above
England
6.0%
3.8 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
49.8
10.6 pts
above England
Latest published: -0.04 · 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
6.17%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.05 pts
lower than
England
School
6.17%
Norwich
7.09%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
20.73%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
4.91 pts
higher than
England
School
20.73%
Norwich
18.77%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
2.91%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.11 pts
higher than
England
School
2.91%
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
75.2%
17.2 pts
below England
University Technical College Norfolk
75.2%
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.