67%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
47%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
46.9
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
32%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
425.9
EBacc APS · 2024/25
685
Pupils · 2024/25
2%
EAL · 2024/25
28%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good
Ofsted inspection · 23/02/2022
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityNorfolk
PhaseSecondary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio19.0:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen
Overview of Acle Academy · Secondary · Norfolk
Part ofTHE WENSUM TRUST
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
67%
+0pp
69%67%65%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 67%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
47%
+4pp
47%44%41%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 47%
Attainment 8
46.9
+2.7
47.946.044.2
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 46.9
EBacc entry
32%
+2pp
41%36%31%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 32%
EBacc APS
425.9
+30.0
444.8414.3383.7
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 425.9
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
685
Pupil : teacher ratio
19.0
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
2%
FSM eligible
25%
SEN
11%
Overall absence
11%
Persistent absence
28%
Contact
Address
South Walsham Road, Acle, Norwich, NR13 3ER
Local authority
Norfolk
Website
Telephone
Email
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 67% | 47% | 46.9 | Not applicable | 32% | 425.9 | 33% | 685 |
| 2023/24 | 66% | 44% | 44.2 | -0.08 | 31% | 395.9 | 33% | 619 |
| 2022/23 | 65% | 41% | 45.0 | -0.06 | 34% | 444.8 | 42% | 578 |
| 2021/22 | 69% | 45% | 47.9 | +0.19 | 41% | 425.3 | 49% | 523 |
| 2018/19 | 66% | 46% | 46.2 | -0.08 | 35% | 383.7 | 40% | 466 |
| 2017/18 | 67% | 48% | 46.4 | -0.05 | 38% | 353.2 | 43% | 447 |
| 2016/17 | 62% | 37% | 47.1 | -0.23 | 58% | — | 72% | 445 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 685 | 20.8 | 11% | 2% | 25% | 11% | 28% |
| 2023/24 | 619 | 18.4 | 10% | 2% | 24% | 10% | 31% |
| 2022/23 | 578 | 22.1 | 9% | 2% | 26% | 10% | 29% |
| 2021/22 | 523 | 20.2 | 7% | 1% | 24% | 10% | 30% |
| 2020/21 | 499 | 19.8 | 7% | 1% | 22% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 466 | 16.1 | 8% | 1% | 24% | 4% | 9% |
| 2017/18 | 447 | 16.2 | 11% | 1% | 26% | 5% | 9% |
| 2016/17 | 445 | 15.5 | 10% | 0% | 23% | 6% | 15% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.