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The Harleston Sancroft Academy (a 3-16 Church of England School)
All-through · Mixed · Ages 3–16 · Academy
Wilderness Lane, Harleston IP20 9DD · sancroft.stbenets.org · 01379 852561
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Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Jun 2025
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 42.7
- average Attainment 8 score. Norfolk 45.2, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 824
- 85% of 973 places
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 24.1%
- First language not English
- 6.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 28 families put the school first and 29 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 | 29 | 28 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 38 | 39 | 1▲ | 97% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 53 | 51 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 55 | 55 | 1 | 98% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 42.7, and 29.7% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Norfolk it was 45.2, and across England 46.
In 2024/25, 59% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 8% the higher standard. Across Norfolk it was 56%, and across England 62%.
Key stage 2 results
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼59% | 62% | ||
| ●8% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●104 | 106 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
| Grammar and spelling | ●106 | 105 | |
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼42.7 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼29.7% | 45.4% | ||
| ●63.7% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼19.8% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.56 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2022/23 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 36.1 | +10.6 |
| Sixth form college | 6.2 | +0.9 |
| Further education | 33 | −14.9 |
| Other education | 1 | −0.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 9.3 | +4 |
| Employment | 4.1 | +2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 5.2 | −4.4 |
| Activity not captured | 5.2 | +2 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected The Harleston Sancroft Academy (a 3-16 Church of England School) on 24 June 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 24 Jun 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Outstanding |
What parents said
75% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (161 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 75%
- Replies
- 161
- 19% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 90% who raised concerns
based on the 49% who had a child bullied
based on 47 parents (29%) with SEND