57%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
38%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
39.0
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
42%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
404.0
EBacc APS · 2024/25
582
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
28%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Requires improvement
Ofsted inspection · 10/03/2020
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityNorfolk
PhaseSecondary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio18.8:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen
Overview of Iceni Secondary Academy · Secondary · Norfolk
Part ofACADEMY TRANSFORMATION TRUST
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
57%
+11pp
57%51%46%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 57%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
38%
+13pp
38%32%25%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 38%
Attainment 8
39.0
+4.3
40.637.734.7
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 39.0
EBacc entry
42%
-29pp
77%49%20%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 42%
EBacc APS
404.0
-68.4
473.5396.3319.2
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 404.0
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
582
Pupil : teacher ratio
18.8
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
4%
FSM eligible
24%
SEN
26%
Overall absence
11%
Persistent absence
28%
Contact
Address
Stoke Road, Methwold, Thetford, IP26 4PE
Local authority
Norfolk
Telephone
Email
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Primary — Key Stage 2
Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.
| Year | RWM expected | RWM higher | Reading exp. | Reading hi. | Writing exp. | Writing hi. | Maths exp. | Maths hi. | Science | SPAG exp. | Read. score | Maths score | GPS score | Reading prog. | Writing prog. | Maths prog. | SEN | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 62% | 8% | 60% | 27% | 85% | 15% | 73% | 20% | 87% | 60% | 103.0 | 101.0 | 104.0 | — | — | — | 20% | 748 |
| 2022/23 | 43% | 0% | 57% | 14% | 71% | 0% | 50% | 0% | 86% | 36% | 101.0 | 100.0 | 99.0 | -1.60 | +0.70 | -1.30 | 19% | 781 |
| 2018/19 | 57% | 0% | 64% | 7% | 79% | 21% | 86% | 0% | 93% | 79% | 101.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 | -1.90 | +1.10 | -0.50 | 17% | 616 |
| 2017/18 | 50% | 0% | 50% | 30% | 60% | 20% | 70% | 0% | 80% | 50% | 102.0 | 102.0 | 103.0 | +0.10 | +0.90 | +1.20 | 15% | 657 |
| 2016/17 | 38% | 0% | 69% | 8% | 77% | 15% | 54% | 0% | 85% | 62% | 100.0 | 99.0 | 102.0 | -2.50 | -0.50 | -4.20 | 11% | 768 |
DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.
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 | 57% | 38% | 39.0 | Not applicable | 42% | 404.0 | 45% | 582 |
| 2023/24 | 46% | 25% | 34.7 | -0.73 | 71% | 472.4 | 71% | 748 |
| 2022/23 | 49% | 32% | 38.9 | -0.38 | 66% | 319.2 | 66% | 781 |
| 2021/22 | 57% | 31% | 40.6 | -0.53 | 77% | 473.5 | 77% | 736 |
| 2018/19 | 56% | 38% | 38.2 | -0.45 | 20% | 335.0 | 25% | 616 |
| 2017/18 | 61% | 36% | 38.5 | -0.44 | 20% | 370.6 | 26% | 657 |
| 2016/17 | 67% | 42% | 44.2 | -0.04 | 9% | — | 18% | 768 |
Sixth form — Key Stage 5
| Year | A-level APS | Avg grade | VA progress | AAB+ | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017/18 | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed | Not eligible | 63 |
| 2016/17 | 16.6 | D- | -0.62 | 0% | 59 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 582 | 19.5 | 26% | 4% | 24% | 11% | 28% |
| 2023/24 | 748 | 21.3 | 20% | 3% | 21% | 12% | 32% |
| 2022/23 | 781 | 20.7 | 19% | 3% | 23% | 11% | 36% |
| 2021/22 | 736 | 19.0 | 17% | 3% | 24% | 10% | 31% |
| 2020/21 | 719 | 19.8 | 17% | 2% | 24% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 616 | 21.7 | 17% | 2% | 26% | 7% | 20% |
| 2017/18 | 657 | 19.0 | 15% | 2% | 25% | 7% | 22% |
| 2016/17 | 768 | 18.3 | 11% | 3% | 23% | 7% | 20% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.