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Thorpe St Andrew School and Sixth Form

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy

Laundry Lane, Thorpe St Andrew, Norwich NR7 0XS · thorpestandrewschool.org.uk · 01603 497711

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Overview

Ofsted
No overall grade
2019 framework · inspected Apr 2025
GCSEs, 2024/25
49.2
average Attainment 8 score. Norfolk 45.2, England 46
Demand for places
1.0
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,830
97% of 1,892 places
Local authority
Norfolk
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
16.7%
First language not English
9%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Broad Horizons Education Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, 304 families put the school first and 314 places were offered; 99% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 304 (Places 305)304September 2023: 267 (Places 301)267September 2024: 289 (Places 300)289September 2025: 253 (Places 266)253September 2026: 304 (Places 314)304Places 314
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 2026314304199%
September 2025Sept 20252662531100%
September 2024Sept 2024300289196%
September 2023Sept 20233012670.9100%
September 2022Sept 2022305304197%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 49.2, and 50.2% 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 C+ (34.3 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: 48.2 (England 46.3)48.22017/18: 50.2 (England 46.5)50.22018/19: 51.4 (England 46.7)51.42021/22: 51.1 (England 48.8)51.12022/23: 52.4 (England 46.3)52.42023/24: 49.4 (England 45.9)49.42024/25: 49.2 (England 46.0)49.2England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▲49.246.0
▲50.2%45.4%
▲70.7%64.8%
▲48.1%40.5%
▲4.514.09

Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 121180)

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form54.2−6.2
Sixth form college1.1+0.4
Further education34.7+4.9
Apprenticeship2.9+1.5
Employment3.2+1.1
Not in a lasting destination2.9−1.7
Activity not captured1.10

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: 30.7 (England 30.5)C2016/17: 30.1 (England 31.1)C2017/18: 33.5 (England 32.1)C+2018/19: 33.2 (England 32.9)C+2021/22: 40.4 (England 37.9)B2022/23: 37.4 (England 34.2)B-2023/24: 32.9 (England 34.4)C+2024/25: 34.3 (England 35.0)C+England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
110 studentsC+ (34.3)Above average +0.17
113 studentsC+ (34.6)Above average +0.19
74 studentsDist (34)Above average +0.26
26 studentsDist+ (40.1)Average +0.32
14%AAB or better
76.1%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/24103C+ (32.9)+0.19
2022/23123B- (37.4)—
2021/22161B (40.4)—
2018/19139C+ (33.2)+0.26
2017/18156C+ (33.5)+0.21
2016/17169C (30.1)+0.08
2015/16131C (30.7)+0.08

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University41.5−8.5
Further education1.8+0.9
Apprenticeship7.3−0.7
Employment40.9+8.8
Not in a lasting destination4.9−0.8
Activity not captured3.7+0.4

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Thorpe St Andrew School and Sixth Form on 29 April 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.

Overall
No overall grade
Inspected
29 Apr 2025
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Sixth formGood

Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Jul 2022

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Jul 2022Requires improvement
    Quality of educationGood
    Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
    Personal developmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    Sixth formGood
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Mar 2014Outstanding
    Outcomes for pupilsOutstanding
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentOutstanding
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
  • Sept 2008Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    16 to 19 study programmesGood

What parents said

70% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (446 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
70%
Replies
446
24% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school▼78% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▼83% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▼66% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼78% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▼79% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼66% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▼72% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects●92% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities●91% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development▼65% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼66% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 80% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly●50% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 40% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼53% agreeEngland 67%

based on 103 parents (23%) with SEND

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