Wymondham College

Academy converter·Secondary school Wymondham, Norfolk·NR18 9SZ
Composite score
70.5
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National rank
#45
In East of England
#3
In Norfolk
Top 12%
Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score
56.4
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
—
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
67%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
85%
% EBacc grade 5+
36%
EBacc average points score
5.40

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Sixth form provision
Outstanding

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
79%
174 first choices, 139 places
First choices per place
1.25
more first choices than places
Applications naming the school
455
any preference, for 139 places
Applications from another council area
2%
First preferences per place, last five years▲ 0.06
0123456
1 per place
5.0020221.0020231.1120241.1920251.252026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Norfolk does not publish how far from the school the last child offered a Year 7 place lived, so there is no cut-off distance to show for Wymondham College. Ask the school or the council how places were allocated this year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
11–18
Pupils on roll
1,441
Gender
Mixed
Admissions
Non-Selective

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
10.2%
Typical secondary: 27.5%
% EAL
10.8%
Typical secondary: 12.0%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
14.6%
Typical secondary: 13.7%
% with an EHC plan
3.3%
Typical secondary: 2.9%

Attendance

Overall absence
7.1%
Typical secondary: 8.9%
Persistently absent
18.3%
Typical secondary: 25.7%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
19.5
Typical secondary: 16.7
Spend per pupil
£12,042
Typical secondary: £7,815

“Typical” = the median secondary school in England. What this means

What pupils do next

The share of this school's Year 11 leavers in education, training or employment for at least two terms afterwards.

In education, training or work
99%
206 pupils tracked
Stayed in education
96%
Apprenticeship
1%
Employment
1%

DfE, KS4 destination measures.

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Location

About Wymondham College

Wymondham College is a secondary school in Wymondham, Norfolk, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. Around 1,441 pupils aged 11 to 18 attend the school. The school holds an 'Outstanding' judgement from Ofsted. The school's average Attainment 8 score in the latest GCSE results was 56.4 — well above the national average (national average: 46). Its Attainment 8 score has risen by 0.9 points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 12% of secondary schools in England.

67% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, well above the national average of about 45%. 85% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. Wymondham College is oversubscribed: about 8 in 10 of the families who made it their first choice were offered a Year 7 place for September 2026, with 174 first choices for 139 places. After Year 11, 99% of its leavers went on to education, an apprenticeship or work that they stayed in for at least two terms. Overall pupil absence was 7.1%. There are about 19.5 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 10% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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