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Acle Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
South Walsham Road, Acle, Norwich NR13 3ER · acleacademy.co.uk · 01493 750431
On the mapSearch near NR13 3ER
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- May 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 46.9
- average Attainment 8 score. Norfolk 45.2, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 709
- 100% of 711 places
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 28.2%
- First language not English
- 1.6%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- The Wensum Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 144 families put the school first and 134 places were offered; 92% 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 | 134 | 144 | 1.1▲ | 92% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 136 | 133 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 138 | 177 | 1.3▲ | 77% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 157 | 159 | 1▲ | 97% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 135 | 130 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 46.9, and 47.1% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Norfolk it was 45.2, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●46.9 | 46.0 | ||
| ●47.1% | 45.4% | ||
| ●66.7% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼32.4% | 40.5% | ||
| ●4.18 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 18.8 | −3.6 |
| Sixth form college | 20.8 | +6.5 |
| Further education | 34.7 | −18.4 |
| Apprenticeship | 3 | −4.1 |
| Employment | 9.9 | — |
| Not in a lasting destination | 7.9 | +6.9 |
| Activity not captured | 5 | +3 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Acle Academy on 12 May 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Needs attention
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Needs attention
- Inspected
- 12 May 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Needs attention |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Feb 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Feb 2022Good
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
- Jun 2019Monitoring visitEffective action
May 2018Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Dec 2015Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Personal development, behaviour and welfare Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate Safeguarding Effective Apr 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
88% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (73 replies, to 2 January 2023).
- Recommend
- 88%
- Replies
- 73
- 14% · 2 Jan 2023
based on the 81% who raised concerns
based on the 48% who had a child bullied
based on 18 parents (25%) with SEND