Acle AcademyFlegg High Ormiston Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Acle Academy and Flegg High Ormiston Academy are secondary schools.
Acle Academy scores 52 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Flegg High Ormiston Academy scores 48 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Acle Academy is ahead on our composite score.
Acle Academy was judged the expected standard and Flegg High Ormiston Academy was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 44.5 for Acle Academy and 45.7 for Flegg High Ormiston Academy.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Acle Academy (47.9 in 2021-22, 44.5 in 2025-26) and has fallen at Flegg High Ormiston Academy (49.9 in 2021-22, 45.7 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | NorwichAcle Academy | Great YarmouthFlegg High Ormiston Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | D52/100Stronger figure | D48/100 | |
| Local ranking | 40th of 53 in Norfolk Stronger figure | 45th of 53 in Norfolk | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Expected | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 709 | 648 | |
| Capacity | 711 | 950 | |
| Location | Norwich, NR13 3ER | Great Yarmouth, NR29 4QD | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 44.5 | 45.7 Stronger figure | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 36.9% | 43.4% Stronger figure | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 65.6% Stronger figure | 63.2% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 122 | 152 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 685 | 685 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 25.0% | 23.5% | |
| English as an additional language | 1.5% | 3.6% | |
| SEN support | 5.4% | 15.2% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 5.3% | 3.1% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 10.6% Stronger figure | 10.8% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 27.6% Stronger figure | 29.8% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
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