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Framingham Earl High School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Norwich Road, Framingham Earl, Norwich NR14 7QP · framinghamearlhighschool.co.uk · 01508 492547
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Oct 2022
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 50.6
- average Attainment 8 score. Norfolk 45.2, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 791
- 98% of 810 places
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 15.4%
- First language not English
- 2.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 177 families put the school first and 167 places were offered; 93% 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 | 167 | 177 | 1.1▲ | 93% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 159 | 166 | 1▲ | 95% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 157 | 152 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 166 | 179 | 1.1▲ | 90% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 163 | 155 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 50.6, and 53.9% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲50.6 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲53.9% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲73.4% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼31.2% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.49 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 121163)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 50.3 | −3.5 |
| Further education | 39.5 | +3.9 |
| Other education | 1.3 | −0.6 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.5 | −0.6 |
| Employment | 1.9 | +1.3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 3.8 | +1.3 |
| Activity not captured | 0.6 | −1.9 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 19 October 2022, Ofsted’s outcome for Framingham Earl High School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 18 Oct 2022
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Oct 2014
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 121163), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Oct 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 121163)
Jun 2011Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 121163)
What parents said
87% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (144 replies, to 4 September 2023).
- Recommend
- 87%
- Replies
- 144
- 18% · 4 Sept 2023
based on the 85% who raised concerns
based on the 39% who had a child bullied
based on 48 parents (33%) with SEND