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EnglandEast of EnglandSouth NorfolkIP20 9DDThe Harleston Sancroft Academy (a 3-16 Church of England School)
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The Harleston Sancroft Academy (a 3-16 Church of England School)

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South Norfolk · Harleston · IP20 9DD www.sancroft.stbenets.org

Pupils
837
cap. 973
Ages
3 - 16
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
59%
RWM expected · 2024/25
8%
RWM higher · 2024/25
64%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
30%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
42.7
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
20%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
324.0
EBacc APS · 2024/25
837
Pupils · 2024/25
6%
EAL · 2024/25
18%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
59%
RWM expected · 2024/25
8%
RWM higher · 2024/25
64%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
30%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
42.7
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
20%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
324.0
EBacc APS · 2024/25
837
Pupils · 2024/25
6%
EAL · 2024/25
18%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Local authorityNorfolk
PhaseAll-through
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio20.2:1
Admissions
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen

Overview of The Harleston Sancroft Academy (a 3-16 Church of England School) · All-through · Norfolk

Finance£7714 spend / pupil£8076 income / pupil2024-25 · AARView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2022/23

RWM expected standard
59%
+24pp
59%47%35%
'23'24'25
'25 · 59%
RWM higher standard
8%
+8pp
8%4%0%
'23'24'25
'25 · 8%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
74%
Reading higher standard
33%
Writing expected standard
69%
Writing higher standard
10%
Maths expected standard
70%
Maths higher standard
20%
Science expected standard
75%
SPAG expected standard
74%
LA AVG 65.89%
SPAG higher standard
31%
LA AVG 20.8%
Reading scaled score
104.0
LA AVG 104.53
Maths scaled score
103.0
LA AVG 103.19
GPS scaled score
106.0

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.

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How does this school perform?

Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2021/22

GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
64%
-0pp
64%59%54%
'23'24'25
'25 · 64%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
30%
-5pp
35%32%29%
'23'24'25
'25 · 30%
Attainment 8
42.7
-4.6
47.345.042.7
'23'24'25
'25 · 42.7
EBacc entry
20%
-3pp
23%19%16%
'23'24'25
'25 · 20%
EBacc APS
324.0
-70.1
394.1359.1324.0
'23'24'25
'25 · 324.0

Progress 8 compared with other schools

Progress 8 (2023/24 cohort)+0.04
Average
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Destinations

Pupils staying in education or entering apprenticeships or employment

After Key Stage 4 · 2024/25

87%

Education or employment

80%

Education

5%

Apprenticeships

2%

Employment

Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
837
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.2
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
6%
FSM eligible
20%
SEN
20%
Overall absence
7%
Persistent absence
18%

Contact

Address
Wilderness Lane, Harleston, IP20 9DD
Local authority
Norfolk
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2559%8%74%33%69%10%70%20%75%74%104.0103.0106.020%837
2023/2435%0%62%12%48%0%44%8%77%52%102.099.0101.021%874
2022/2347%8%69%16%65%10%57%18%73%61%102.0102.0101.0-2.50-1.00-2.5020%924

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.

YearGCSE 9–4GCSE 5+Attainment 8Progress 8EBacc entryEBacc APSEBacc lang entryCohort
2024/2564%30%42.7Not applicable20%324.026%837
2023/2464%35%47.3+0.0423%394.129%874
2022/2354%29%43.7-0.0216%341.323%924
2021/22Not publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNew school

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2583717.720%6%20%7%18%
2023/2487417.521%4%19%7%20%
2022/2392417.320%4%20%9%23%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.