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Sprowston Community Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Sponsored academy
Cannerby Lane, Sprowston, Norwich NR7 8NE · sprowstonhigh.org · 01603 485266
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- May 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 45
- average Attainment 8 score. Norfolk 45.2, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,702
- 96% of 1,767 places
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 22.1%
- First language not English
- 12.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 261 families put the school first and 277 places were offered; 100% 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 | 277 | 261 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 301 | 271 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 315 | 304 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 319 | 301 | 0.9 | 98% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 325 | 303 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 45, and 45.2% 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- (26.7 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●45 | 46 | ||
| ●45.2% | 45.4% | ||
| ●66.1% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼14.5% | 40.5% | ||
| ●3.93 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 121162)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 39.2 | +7.6 |
| Sixth form college | 0.8 | — |
| Further education | 45.3 | −1.6 |
| Other education | 0.8 | +0.3 |
| Apprenticeship | 3.8 | +0.5 |
| Employment | 1.5 | −7.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 6.4 | −0.3 |
| Activity not captured | 2.3 | −0.1 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 63 students | C- (26.7) | Below average -0.26 | |
| 65 students | C- (27) | Below average -0.24 | |
| 23 students | Dist+ (41.4) | Well above average +0.74 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 39 | D+ (22.8) | -0.11 |
| 2022/23 | 57 | C- (25) | — |
| 2021/22 | 72 | C+ (31.8) | — |
| 2018/19 | 68 | C- (26.3) | -0.37 |
| 2017/18 | 87 | C- (26.6) | -0.21 |
| 2016/17 | 98 | C- (25.9) | -0.24 |
| 2015/16 | 99 | C- (25.9) | -0.01 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 45.3 | +6.5 |
| Apprenticeship | 13.2 | +1.9 |
| Employment | 30.2 | −13.6 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 7.5 | +3.7 |
| Activity not captured | 3.8 | +2.5 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Sprowston Community Academy on 6 May 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Post-16 provision: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 6 May 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Post-16 provision | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, May 2022
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 121162), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
May 2022Good
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Sixth form Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Mar 2015Requires improvement
Leadership and management Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 121162)
What parents said
73% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (101 replies, to 2 April 2023).
- Recommend
- 73%
- Replies
- 101
- 7% · 2 Apr 2023
based on the 80% who raised concerns
based on the 54% who had a child bullied
based on 28 parents (28%) with SEND