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

Wilderness Lane, Harleston, Norfolk, IP20 9DD ·

Ofsted:Good or better in all areas· 2025Church of England

At a glance

A state Church of England all-through academy for ages 3–16 in Harleston. Ofsted inspection (June 2025): Good or better in all areas (no overall grade was given). GCSE results are below the England average (Attainment 8: 42.7 vs 46.1, 2024/25). 28 families put it first for 29 places (September 2026 entry).

Ages: 3–16
Pupils: 824
Gender: Mixed
Sixth form: No
Admissions: Non-selective
Local authority: Norfolk
Academy trust: THE DIOCESE OF NORWICH ST BENET'S MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
Headteacher: Rob Connelly
Opened: Sept 2022
Nursery: Has nursery classes

School website 01379852561 Explore the area

Inspection

Ofsted (framework in use until November 2025)

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Graded inspection 24 Jun 2025

Inspections from September 2024 did not give an overall grade, only the separate judgements below.

Quality of education: Good
Behaviour and attitudes: Good
Personal development: Good
Leadership and management: Good
Early years: Outstanding

Safeguarding effective: Yes

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Exam results

Department for Education performance tables

GCSE results, 2024/25 · 91 pupils

Attainment 8

42.7

England 46.1

Grade 5+ Eng & maths

29.7%

England 45.4%

Grade 4+ Eng & maths

63.7%

England 64.8%

Progress 8

+0.04

2023/24 · CI -0.25 to 0.32

This school

42.7

Norfolk

45.2

England

46.1

Attainment 8 over time

Earlier years include results published for this school's predecessor (URN 146059), for example before it converted to an academy.

Progress 8 isn't published for 2024/25 because those pupils had no KS2 test results (tests were cancelled in 2020). Exams were not held in 2019/20 or 2020/21.

Admissions

Demand for places and how places are allocated

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Year 7 entry, September 2026 (national offer day data)

Offers made

1st preferences

All applications

1st prefs per place

0.97

Fewer first choices than places

28 of 28 first-preference applicants were offered a place (100%).

Earlier years include data recorded for this school's predecessor.

Catchment area

We don't have an official catchment boundary for this school. Many schools don't have one, and few councils publish boundaries as open data. We don't estimate catchments. Check the school's admissions policy or the council's admissions booklet.

Last distance offered

Not published nationally. Many councils publish the furthest distance offered for each school in their annual allocation reports. Past distances vary year to year with demand and sibling numbers, so they are not a guarantee.

How places are allocated: you apply through your home council. When a school has more applicants than places, it applies its published oversubscription criteria in order. These usually start with looked-after children, then siblings, then catchment or distance; faith schools may prioritise church attendance. Children with an EHC plan naming the school are admitted first. Apply on GOV.UK

Pupils

School census 2024/25

Pupils

837

Capacity

973

85% full

Girls / boys

48/52

Mixed

Eligible for free school meals (last 6 years)20.4%
English as an additional language5.6%
SEN support13.6%
Education, Health and Care plan6.5%
The black tick shows the median for state-funded all-through schools in England.