Wymondham College
Ofsted: Outstanding
Score
B74
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- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Wymondham, NR18 9SZ
- Distance
- 3.8km away
Attleborough Academy
9 Norwich Road, Attleborough, NR17 2AJ
Local ranking13th of 53 secondary schools in Norfolk
Ofsted: StrongUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
945
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 3 March 2026. Figures last updated .
Safeguarding standards Met
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Curriculum & teaching
- Strong standard
- Attendance & behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development & wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership & governance
- Expected standard
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Post-16 provision
- Expected standard
Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 42.8 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 32.9% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 61.9% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 155
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 91.0%
- Continued in education
- 83.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 5.0%
- Employment
- 3.0%
- Not sustained
- 6.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 88.0%
- Higher education
- 43.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 10.0%
- Employment
- 28.0%
- Not sustained
- 10.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
C+
Avg A-Level Grade
33.5
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
36.4
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
55
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 21.4% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 31.8
- 16-18 Cohort
- 157
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 920
- Boys
- 477 (49%)
- Girls
- 499 (51%)
- Capacity
- 945 (103% full)
- SEND
- 15.9%
- FSM Eligible
- 21.1%
- EAL
- 9.3%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 2.8%
- SEN Support
- 13.0%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 18.5:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 49.9
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,021/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
- 7.7% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 23.6% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 85.0%
- White Other: 7.3%
- Mixed Other: 2.4%
- Asian Indian: 1.9%
- Mixed White & Asian: 1.0%
- Gypsy/Roma: 0.6%
- Black African: 0.6%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.5%
85.0%
White British
7.3%
White Other
2.4%
Mixed Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
9 Norwich Road
Attleborough, East of England
Administrative
- URN
- 140534
- UKPRN
- 10044478
- Establishment No.
- 4052
- Trust
- SAPIENTIA EDUCATION TRUST
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