Wayland AcademyAttleborough Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Wayland Academy and Attleborough Academy are secondary schools.
Wayland Academy scores 67 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Attleborough Academy scores 63 out of 100 (grade C, average). Wayland Academy is ahead on our composite score.
Wayland Academy was judged Good and Attleborough Academy was judged strong.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 52.0 for Wayland Academy and 41.4 for Attleborough Academy.
GCSE Attainment 8 has risen at Wayland Academy (49.9 in 2021-22, 52.0 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Attleborough Academy (47.3 in 2021-22, 41.4 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | ThetfordWayland Academy | AttleboroughAttleborough Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C67/100Stronger figure | C63/100 | |
| Local ranking | 5th of 53 in Norfolk Stronger figure | 12th of 53 in Norfolk | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: StrongStronger figure | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 548 | 920 | |
| Capacity | 750 | 945 | |
| Location | Thetford, IP25 6BA | Attleborough, NR17 2AJ | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 52.0 Stronger figure | 41.4 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 63.2% Stronger figure | 41.5% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 79.2% Stronger figure | 63.8% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 57.5% Stronger figure | 49.2% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.89 Stronger figure | 3.74 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 106 | 130 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | Not reported | 55 | |
| A-level average points | Not reported | 33.5 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | Not reported | C+ | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | Not reported | 36.4 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | Not reported | 21.4% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 548 | 920 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 25.7% | 21.1% | |
| English as an additional language | 21.0% | 9.3% | |
| SEN support | 7.7% | 13.0% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 4.0% | 2.8% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 5.6% Stronger figure | 7.7% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 12.4% Stronger figure | 23.6% | 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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