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The Harleston Sancroft Academy (a 3-16 Church of England School)

Wilderness Lane, Harleston, IP20 9DD

Local ranking24th of 53 secondary schools in Norfolk
Ofsted: Good

All-through

Phase

973

Capacity

3-16

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 24 June 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full

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Safeguarding standards Met
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
Early years
Outstanding

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
59.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
8.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
74.0%
Writing (Expected)
69.0%
Maths (Expected)
70.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
74.0%
Reading avg scaled score
104.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
103.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
106.0
Cohort Size
61

GCSE Results

2024-25
Average Attainment 8
42.7 nat46.0
Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
29.7% nat45.4%
Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
63.7% nat64.8%
Entering EBacc
19.8% nat40.5%
EBacc APS
3.6 nat4.1
Cohort Size
91

Destinations

After GCSE 2024-25

Sustained education/employment
87.0%
Continued in education
80.0%
Apprenticeships
5.0%
Employment
2.0%
Not sustained
10.0%

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
837
Boys
429 (51%)
Girls
408 (49%)
Capacity
973 (86% full)
SEND
20.1%
FSM Eligible
20.4%
EAL
5.6%
SEN with EHC Plan
6.5%
SEN Support
13.6%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
17.2:1
Teachers (FTE)
48.2
Budget per Pupil
£7,714/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
6.8% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
18.4% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Academy converter
Phase
All-through
Religious Character
Church of England
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 91.3%
  • White Other: 3.6%
  • Mixed Other: 1.2%
  • Black African: 1.0%
  • Mixed White & Asian: 0.7%
  • Asian Chinese: 0.6%
  • Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.5%
  • White Irish: 0.2%

91.3%

White British

3.6%

White Other

1.2%

Mixed Other

Historical Trends

GCSE Performance

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
149197
UKPRN
10091162
Establishment No.
4034
Trust
THE DIOCESE OF NORWICH ST BENET'S MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST

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