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Hethersett Academy

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy

Queen's Road, Hethersett, Norwich NR9 3DB · inspirationtrust.org · 01603 810924

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Overview

Ofsted
Remains Outstanding
Ungraded inspection · Sept 2022
GCSEs, 2024/25
59
average Attainment 8 score. Norfolk 45.2, England 46
Demand for places
1.1
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,250
93% of 1,350 places
Local authority
Norfolk
Sixth form
No
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
14%
First language not English
13.5%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Inspiration Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, 293 families put the school first and 279 places were offered; 92% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 259 (Places 234)259September 2023: 292 (Places 227)292September 2024: 293 (Places 256)293September 2025: 273 (Places 257)273September 2026: 293 (Places 279)293Places 279
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20262792931.1▲92%
September 2025Sept 20252572731.1▲92%
September 2024Sept 20242562931.1▲86%
September 2023Sept 20232272921.3▲75%
September 2022Sept 20222342591.1▲87%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 59, and 71.3% 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

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 56.0 (England 46.3)56.02017/18: 50.4 (England 46.5)50.42018/19: 50.9 (England 46.7)50.92021/22: 59.3 (England 48.8)59.32022/23: 54.2 (England 46.3)54.22023/24: 58.2 (England 45.9)58.22024/25: 59.0 (England 46.0)59.0England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▲5946
▲71.3%45.4%
▲86.5%64.8%
▲74.4%40.5%
▲5.674.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form52.4+4.8
Further education36.5−2.7
Other education1−1.4
Apprenticeship2.40
Employment2.4−0.6
Not in a lasting destination2.9+0.5
Activity not captured2.4−0.6

Ofsted

At an ungraded inspection on 28 September 2022, Ofsted’s outcome for Hethersett Academy was: School remains Outstanding.

Outcome
Remains Outstanding
Inspected
27 Sept 2022
Ungraded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Jan 2016

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Jan 2016Outstanding
    Outcomes for pupilsOutstanding
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentOutstanding
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareOutstanding
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
    SafeguardingEffective

What parents said

79% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (250 replies, to 4 September 2023).

Recommend
79%
Replies
250
24% · 4 Sept 2023
Child is happy at school▼80% agreeEngland 88%
Child feels safe●89% agreeEngland 89%
Pupils are well behaved▲88% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▲87% agreeEngland 82%
Child does well▼83% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼72% agreeEngland 82%
Told how child is doing●83% agreeEngland 84%
Good range of subjects●91% agreeEngland 90%
Can join clubs and activities▼84% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▼65% agreeEngland 78%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼71% agreeEngland 76%

based on the 79% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼43% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 40% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need●67% agreeEngland 67%

based on 58 parents (23%) with SEND

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