Wayland Academy
Merton Road, Watton, Thetford, IP25 6BA
Local ranking5th of 57 secondary schools in Norfolk
Ofsted: Good
Secondary
Phase
750
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Year:
GCSE Results
2024-25- Average Attainment 8
- 52.0
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 63.2%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 79.2%
- Entering EBacc
- 57.5%
- EBacc APS
- 4.9
- Cohort Size
- 106
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 88.0%
- Continued in education
- 80.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 5.0%
- Employment
- 3.0%
- Not sustained
- 10.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 548
- Boys
- 278 (51%)
- Girls
- 270 (49%)
- Capacity
- 750 (73% full)
- SEND
- 11.7%
- FSM Eligible
- 25.7%
- EAL
- 21.0%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 4.0%
- SEN Support
- 7.7%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 17.2:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 31.9
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,987/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 5.6%
- Persistent Absence
- 12.4%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
Loading chart
- White British: 71.6%
- White Other: 10.3%
- Other: 10.3%
- Mixed White & Asian: 2.0%
- Asian Indian: 1.3%
- Gypsy/Roma: 0.8%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.7%
- Mixed White & Black African: 0.7%
71.6%
White British
10.3%
White Other
10.3%
Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Administrative
- URN
- 137949
- UKPRN
- 10036756
- Establishment No.
- 4031
- Trust
- INSPIRATION TRUST