The Nicholas Hamond Academy
Ofsted: Expected
Score
D47
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Swaffham, PE37 7DZ
- Distance
- 12.3km away
Wayland Academy
Merton Road, Watton, Thetford, IP25 6BA
Local ranking5th of 53 secondary schools in Norfolk
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
750
Capacity
11-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · Ofsted inspection 11 July 2023. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 50.2 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 60.6% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 74.7% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 99
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
- 282 (50%)
- Girls
- 282 (50%)
- Capacity
- 750 (75% 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
*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
- 5.6% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 12.4% nat15.8%
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: 79.0%
- White Other: 11.3%
- Other: 2.4%
- Mixed White & Asian: 2.2%
- Asian Indian: 1.5%
- Gypsy/Roma: 0.9%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.7%
- Mixed White & Black African: 0.7%
79.0%
White British
11.3%
White Other
2.4%
Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Merton Road
Thetford, East of England
Administrative
- URN
- 137949
- UKPRN
- 10036756
- Establishment No.
- 4031
- Trust
- INSPIRATION TRUST
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