Thorpe St Andrew School and Sixth FormSprowston Community Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Norwich.
Summary of the comparison
Thorpe St Andrew School and Sixth Form and Sprowston Community Academy are secondary schools in Norwich.
Thorpe St Andrew School and Sixth Form scores 62 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Sprowston Community Academy scores 51 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Thorpe St Andrew School and Sixth Form is ahead on our composite score.
Thorpe St Andrew School and Sixth Form was judged the expected standard and Sprowston Community Academy was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 49.2 for Thorpe St Andrew School and Sixth Form and 45.0 for Sprowston Community Academy.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Thorpe St Andrew School and Sixth Form (51.1 in 2021-22, 49.2 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Sprowston Community Academy (43.5 in 2021-22, 45.0 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | NorwichThorpe St Andrew School and Sixth Form | NorwichSprowston Community Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C62/100Stronger figure | D51/100 | |
| Local ranking | 13th of 53 in Norfolk Stronger figure | 44th of 53 in Norfolk | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Expected | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy sponsor led | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,834 | 1,739 | |
| Capacity | 1,892 | 1,767 | |
| Location | Norwich, NR7 0XS | Norwich, NR7 8NE | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 49.2 Stronger figure | 45.0 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 50.2% Stronger figure | 45.2% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 70.7% Stronger figure | 66.1% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 48.1% Stronger figure | 14.5% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.51 Stronger figure | 3.93 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 297 | 310 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 110 | 63 | |
| A-level average points | 34.3 Stronger figure | 26.7 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | C+ | C- | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 37.5 Stronger figure | 27.6 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 14.0% Stronger figure | 9.3% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,834 | 1,739 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 16.1% | 22.1% | |
| English as an additional language | 9.2% | 10.6% | |
| SEN support | 11.2% | 18.1% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.3% | 4.8% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 7.9% Stronger figure | 11.3% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 19.6% Stronger figure | 28.4% | 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
A-level average points
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.
Thorpe St Andrew School and Sixth Form
Sprowston Community Academy
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