Jane Austen College | School performance

76%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

64%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

53.7

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

80%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

923.5

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,101

Pupils · 2024/25

22%

EAL · 2024/25

17%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

76%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

64%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

53.7

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

80%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

923.5

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,101

Pupils · 2024/25

22%

EAL · 2024/25

17%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

76%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

64%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

53.7

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

80%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

923.5

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,101

Pupils · 2024/25

22%

EAL · 2024/25

17%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Outstanding

Ofsted inspection · 01/05/2024

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityNorfolk

PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio18.2:1

AdmissionsNon-selective

Religious characterNone

StatusOpen

Overview of Jane Austen College · Secondary with sixth form · Norfolk

Part ofINSPIRATION TRUST

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths

76%

-3pp

79%75%71%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 76%

GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths

64%

+1pp

64%57%50%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 64%

Attainment 8

53.7

+4.7

53.751.048.3

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 53.7

EBacc entry

80%

+4pp

83%73%62%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 80%

EBacc APS

923.5

+125.0

923.5815.2707.0

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 923.5

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Sixth form

Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

A-level APS

40.0

+6.3

42.438.033.7

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 40.0

A-level value added

+0.08

+0.2

+0.2+0.1-0.1

'17'18'19'24'25

'25 · +0.1

AAB+ in facilitating subjects

12%

+11pp

16%8%1%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 12%

Average A-level grade

B+B-C+

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · B

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

1,101

Pupil : teacher ratio

18.2

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

22%

FSM eligible

29%

SEN

13%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

17%

Contact

Address

46-48 Colegate, Norwich, NR3 1DD

Local authority

Norfolk

Website

http://www.inspirationtrust.org/janeaustencollege

Telephone

01603463800

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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	76%	64%	53.7	Not applicable	80%	923.5	81%	1,101
2023/24	79%	63%	49.0	+0.26	76%	798.5	78%	1,062
2022/23	71%	50%	48.3	+0.23	83%	811.5	84%	1,066
2021/22	73%	58%	49.9	+0.23	78%	707.0	85%	1,055
2018/19	73%	51%	51.4	+0.29	62%	725.0	68%	896
2017/18	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	772
2016/17	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	—	Not published	578

Sixth form — Key Stage 5

Year	A-level APS	Avg grade	VA progress	AAB+	Cohort
2024/25	40.0	B	+0.08	12%	122
2023/24	33.7	C+	-0.10	1%	82
2022/23	38.4	B	—	8%	113
2021/22	42.4	B+	—	16%	108
2018/19	35.1	B-	+0.01	12%	65
2017/18	35.5	B-	+0.16	4%	35
2016/17	31.2	C	+0.25	4%	35

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	1,101	18.8	13%	22%	29%	7%	17%
2023/24	1,062	17.4	10%	23%	28%	9%	22%
2022/23	1,066	16.9	12%	22%	31%	10%	28%
2021/22	1,055	16.8	11%	20%	32%	9%	29%
2020/21	1,048	18.0	12%	15%	27%	—	—
2018/19	896	14.9	10%	10%	32%	6%	17%
2017/18	772	16.3	7%	8%	34%	7%	21%
2016/17	578	12.1	12%	5%	30%	6%	16%