The Harleston Sancroft Academy (a 3-16 Church of England School)

Academy converter · Primary school · Harleston, Norfolk
IP20 9DD
Composite score
47.7

School overview

The Harleston Sancroft Academy (a 3-16 Church of England School) is an all-through school serving Harleston, Norfolk, classified by the DfE as an academy converter with a Church of England religious character. It has 837 pupils aged 3 to 16 on roll. 59% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, broadly in line with the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 24.0 percentage points year on year. At GCSE, the school's average Attainment 8 score was 42.7, below the national average of 46. On our composite score, The Harleston Sancroft Academy (a 3-16 Church of England School) ranks around the middle of primary schools nationally for its primary (KS2) results. For its secondary (KS4) results, it ranks in the lower half of secondary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 104 in reading and 103 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 8% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). At Key Stage 4, 30% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, well below the national average of about 45%. The Harleston Sancroft Academy (a 3-16 Church of England School) 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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#8,101
National rank
#867
In East of England
#88
In Norfolk
Top 55%
Nationally

Primary performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
59%
% achieving higher RWM
8%
Reading average scaled score
104.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
103.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
Maths progress

Secondary performance (KS4 GCSE)

The Harleston Sancroft Academy (a 3-16 Church of England School) is an all-through school covering ages 3–16, so it has two sets of results. The headline score above reflects its primary (KS2) results, ranked against other primaries; its GCSE (KS4) results — ranked separately against other secondaries — are shown here.

#2,112
National rank
#232
In East of England
#35
In Norfolk
Top 67%
Nationally
Attainment 8 score
42.7
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
30%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
64%
% EBacc grade 5+
2%
EBacc average points score
3.56

Ofsted judgements

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Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Outstanding

School profile

Pupils on roll 837 % FSM ever-6 20.4% % EAL 5.6% Age range 3–16 Gender Mixed Religious character Church of England

Location

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