Sprowston Community Academy
Ofsted: Expected
Score
D51
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Norwich, NR7 8NE
- Distance
- 0.8km away
The Open Academy
Salhouse Road, Norwich, NR7 9DL
Local ranking49th of 53 secondary schools in Norfolk
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
750
Capacity
11-19
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 28 March 2023. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 33.1 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 25.6% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 52.4% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 82
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 87.0%
- Continued in education
- 84.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 2.0%
- Employment
- 1.0%
- Not sustained
- 11.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 74.0%
- Higher education
- 35.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 0.0%
- Employment
- 35.0%
- Not sustained
- 23.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
D-
Avg A-Level Grade
17.2
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
17.0
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
17
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 0.0% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 15.9
- 16-18 Cohort
- 42
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 560
- Boys
- 254 (48%)
- Girls
- 275 (52%)
- Capacity
- 750 (71% full)
- SEND
- 32.5%
- FSM Eligible
- 40.0%
- EAL
- 12.9%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 6.6%
- SEN Support
- 25.9%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 14.4:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 38.8
- Budget per Pupil
- £9,211/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 12.4% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 32.7% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Church of England
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 79.0%
- White Other: 8.1%
- Black African: 3.0%
- Other: 2.8%
- Mixed Other: 1.9%
- Mixed White & Asian: 1.7%
- Mixed White & Black African: 1.5%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.1%
79.0%
White British
8.1%
White Other
3.0%
Black African
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Salhouse Road
Norwich, East of England
Administrative
- URN
- 135650
- UKPRN
- 10024180
- Establishment No.
- 6905
- Trust
- THE DIOCESE OF NORWICH EDUCATION AND ACADEMIES TRUST
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