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The Thetford Academy

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–19 · Sponsored academy

Croxton Road, Thetford IP24 1LH · thethetfordacademy.org · 01842 754875

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Overview

Ofsted
Good
2019 framework · inspected Mar 2020
GCSEs, 2024/25
42.4
average Attainment 8 score. Norfolk 45.2, England 46
Demand for places
0.9
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,398
68% of 2,050 places
Local authority
Norfolk
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
31.5%
First language not English
32.6%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Inspiration Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, 218 families put the school first and 232 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 253 (Places 263)253September 2023: 264 (Places 274)264September 2024: 270 (Places 282)270September 2025: 251 (Places 258)251September 2026: 218 (Places 232)218Places 232
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20262322180.9100%
September 2025Sept 20252582511100%
September 2024Sept 20242822701100%
September 2023Sept 20232742641100%
September 2022Sept 20222632531100%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 42.4, and 41.6% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Norfolk it was 45.2, and across England 46.

In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B- (35.3 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 43.2 (England 46.3)43.22017/18: 38.2 (England 46.5)38.22018/19: 40.5 (England 46.7)40.52021/22: 44.4 (England 48.8)44.42022/23: 42.0 (England 46.3)42.02023/24: 38.9 (England 45.9)38.92024/25: 42.4 (England 46.0)42.4England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▼42.446.0
▼41.6%45.4%
▼59.2%64.8%
▼31.9%40.5%
▼3.864.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form27.4−9
Further education51.6+6.1
Apprenticeship2.6+1.6
Employment4.2−2.9
Not in a lasting destination10.5+3.4
Activity not captured3.7+1.2

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 21.8 (England 30.5)D+2016/17: 22.2 (England 31.1)D+2017/18: 23.6 (England 32.1)D+2018/19: 21.8 (England 32.9)D+2021/22: 32.3 (England 37.9)C+2022/23: 26.8 (England 34.2)C-2023/24: 26.0 (England 34.4)C-2024/25: 35.3 (England 35.0)B-England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
44 studentsB- (35.3)Average +0.07
45 studentsB- (35.8)Average +0.10
31 studentsMerit+ (29.7)Average -0.12
31.6%AAB or better
88.2%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/2465C- (26)-0.52
2022/2349C- (26.8)—
2021/2231C+ (32.3)—
2018/1954D+ (21.8)-0.44
2017/1835D+ (23.6)-0.24
2016/1770D+ (22.2)-0.39
2015/1645D+ (21.8)-0.49

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University60.3−1.5
Apprenticeship5.9+3
Employment22.1−1.4
Not in a lasting destination10.3+1.5
Activity not captured1.5−1.4

Ofsted

The Thetford Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 4 March 2020, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework. An ungraded inspection in Apr 2025 found: Standards maintained.

Outcome
Standards maintained
Inspected
1 Apr 2025
Ungraded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Previously: Good, graded inspection, Mar 2020

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Mar 2020Good
    Quality of educationGood
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Personal developmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Sixth formRequires improvement
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Nov 2018Ungraded inspectionConcerns
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Dec 2014Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
    16 to 19 study programmesGood
  • Feb 2013Inadequate
    Outcomes for pupilsInadequate
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentInadequate
    Leadership and managementInadequate

What parents said

76% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (165 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
76%
Replies
165
12% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school▼77% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▼82% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved●83% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▲88% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▼82% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼65% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▼77% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▲94% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▼86% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development▼69% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼71% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 84% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼46% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 39% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▲74% agreeEngland 67%

based on 46 parents (28%) with SEND

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