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Jane Austen College
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–19 · Free school
46-48 Colegate, Norwich NR3 1DD · inspirationtrust.org · 01603 463800
Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected May 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 53.7
- average Attainment 8 score. Norfolk 45.2, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,085
- 99% of 1,100 places
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 27.6%
- First language not English
- 24.7%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Inspiration Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 165 families put the school first and 179 places were offered; 91% 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 | 179 | 165 | 0.9 | 91% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 174 | 185 | 1.1▲ | 78% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 172 | 162 | 0.9 | 88% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 177 | 176 | 1 | 82% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 179 | 160 | 0.9 | 97% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 53.7, and 64.2% 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 (40 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲53.7 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲64.2% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲75.6% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲80.1% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲5.25 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 45.5 | +3.8 |
| Further education | 40 | −3.8 |
| Other education | 0.6 | −2.2 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.8 | +1.1 |
| Employment | 1.8 | −1.7 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 5.5 | −1.4 |
| Activity not captured | 4.8 | +4.1 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 101 students | B (40) | Average +0.08 | |
| 103 students | B (40.2) | Average +0.10 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 70 | C+ (33.7) | -0.10 |
| 2022/23 | 96 | B (38.4) | — |
| 2021/22 | 97 | B+ (42.4) | — |
| 2018/19 | 62 | B- (35.1) | +0.01 |
| 2017/18 | 32 | B- (35.5) | +0.16 |
| 2016/17 | 33 | C (31.2) | +0.25 |
| 2015/16 | 22 | B- (35.6) | +0.14 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 41.3 | −21.7 |
| Further education | 1.4 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 4 | +2 |
| Employment | 45.3 | +17.3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 6.7 | +2.7 |
| Activity not captured | 1.3 | −1.7 |
Ofsted
Jane Austen College was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 1 May 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Outstanding
- Inspected
- 1 May 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Sixth form | Outstanding |
Previously: Improving, ungraded inspection, May 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
May 2022Ungraded inspectionImproving
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Oct 2016Good
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Outstanding Safeguarding Effective
What parents said
78% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (159 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 78%
- Replies
- 159
- 15% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 77% who raised concerns
based on the 33% who had a child bullied
based on 40 parents (25%) with SEND