Iceni Secondary Academy

Academy sponsor led · Secondary school · Thetford, Norfolk
IP26 4PE
Composite score
48.8

About Iceni Secondary Academy

Iceni Secondary Academy is a secondary school in Thetford, Norfolk, classified by the DfE as an academy sponsor led. Around 582 pupils aged 11 to 16 attend the school. In the most recent GCSE results, pupils achieved an average Attainment 8 score of 39.0, below the national average of 46. That marks an improvement of 4.3 points in its Attainment 8 score on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of secondary schools nationally.

38% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, below the national average of about 45%. 57% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. Iceni Secondary Academy does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. 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 further down the page.

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#2,647
National rank
#298
In East of England
#47
In Norfolk
Top 83%
Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score
39.0
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
38%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
57%
% EBacc grade 5+
13%
EBacc average points score
3.48

Ofsted judgements

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Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes

School profile

Pupils on roll 582 % FSM ever-6 24.4% % EAL 4.0% Age range 11–16 Gender Mixed

Location

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