Sprowston Community Academy | School performance

66%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

45%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

45.0

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

14%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

1216.9

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,739

Pupils · 2024/25

11%

EAL · 2024/25

28%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

66%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

45%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

45.0

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

14%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

1216.9

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,739

Pupils · 2024/25

11%

EAL · 2024/25

28%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

66%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

45%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

45.0

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

14%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

1216.9

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,739

Pupils · 2024/25

11%

EAL · 2024/25

28%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 24/05/2022

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityNorfolk

PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio17.0:1

AdmissionsNon-selective

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Sprowston Community Academy · Secondary with sixth form · Norfolk

Part ofBROAD HORIZONS EDUCATION TRUST

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2017/18

GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths

66%

+9pp

66%62%57%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 66%

GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths

45%

+8pp

45%40%35%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 45%

Attainment 8

45.0

+3.3

45.143.441.7

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 45.0

EBacc entry

14%

+2pp

20%16%12%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 15%

EBacc APS

1216.9

+278.4

1216.9933.3649.8

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 1216.9

View full history

Sixth form

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

A-level APS

26.7

+3.9

31.827.322.8

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 26.7

A-level value added

-0.26

-0.2

-0.1-0.2-0.4

'19'24'25

'25 · -0.3

AAB+ in facilitating subjects

+9pp

9%5%0%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 9%

Average A-level grade

C-

C+C-D

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · C-

View full history

Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

1,739

Pupil : teacher ratio

17.0

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

11%

FSM eligible

22%

SEN

23%

Overall absence

11%

Persistent absence

28%

Contact

Address

Cannerby Lane, Sprowston, Norwich, NR7 8NE

Local authority

Norfolk

Website

—

Telephone

01603485266

—

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	66%	45%	45.0	Not applicable	14%	1216.9	14%	1,739
2023/24	57%	37%	41.7	-0.39	12%	938.5	12%	1,655
2022/23	58%	35%	41.8	-0.32	12%	927.2	12%	1,579
2021/22	61%	39%	43.5	-0.40	20%	799.2	20%	1,519
2018/19	61%	40%	45.1	-0.12	15%	649.8	18%	1,198
2017/18	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	New school

Sixth form — Key Stage 5

Year	A-level APS	Avg grade	VA progress	AAB+	Cohort
2024/25	26.7	C-	-0.26	9%	74
2023/24	22.8	D+	-0.11	0%	57
2022/23	25.0	C-	—	4%	72
2021/22	31.8	C+	—	7%	80
2018/19	26.2	C-	-0.37	2%	69
2017/18	Not published	—	Not applicable	Not published	Not published
2016/17	Not published	—	Not applicable	Not published	Not published

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	1,739	16.9	23%	11%	22%	11%	28%
2023/24	1,655	16.7	21%	10%	21%	12%	34%
2022/23	1,579	17.1	16%	10%	22%	12%	33%
2021/22	1,519	17.5	12%	9%	23%	12%	34%
2020/21	1,423	18.3	11%	9%	20%	—	—
2018/19	1,198	17.8	13%	9%	22%	6%	18%
2017/18	—	—	—	—	—	6%	19%