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Wymondham High Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Folly Road, Wymondham NR18 0QT · wymondhamhigh.co.uk · 01953 602078
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Sept 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 52.6
- average Attainment 8 score. Norfolk 45.2, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,686
- 76 over 1,610 places · 105%
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 18.7%
- First language not English
- 5.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 280 families put the school first and 267 places were offered; 93% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 267 | 280 | 1▲ | 93% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 250 | 249 | 1 | 96% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 262 | 228 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 266 | 244 | 0.9 | 97% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 260 | 247 | 1 | 96% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 52.6, and 54.2% 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- (36.2 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲52.6 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲54.2% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲77.3% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲94.6% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.93 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 63.9 | +6.3 |
| Sixth form college | 0.4 | 0 |
| Further education | 27.8 | −7.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 3.9 | +3.1 |
| Employment | 0.4 | −3.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 0.8 | −0.8 |
| Activity not captured | 2.7 | +1.5 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 92 students | B- (36.2) | Above average +0.13 | |
| 93 students | B- (36.4) | Above average +0.14 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 163 | C+ (32.5) | -0.13 |
| 2022/23 | 150 | B- (36.9) | — |
| 2021/22 | 186 | B (38.6) | — |
| 2018/19 | 143 | B- (35.5) | +0.15 |
| 2017/18 | 159 | B- (36.3) | +0.18 |
| 2016/17 | 181 | C+ (34.9) | +0.26 |
| 2015/16 | 187 | C+ (32.6) | +0.11 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 47.6 | −8.9 |
| Further education | 2.4 | +1.3 |
| Apprenticeship | 5.4 | +1.7 |
| Employment | 39.3 | +13.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 2.4 | −6.5 |
| Activity not captured | 3 | −0.7 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 27 September 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Wymondham High Academy was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 26 Sept 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Nov 2017
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Nov 2017Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Outstanding Safeguarding Effective Jul 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
80% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (234 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 80%
- Replies
- 234
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 71% who raised concerns
based on the 32% who had a child bullied
based on 49 parents (21%) with SEND