Attleborough Academy

State-Funded School

attleborough-academy-norfolk-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

NorfolkLocal Authority

Mid NorfolkConstituency

NR17 2AJPostcode

3.3

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Attleborough Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Norfolk, East of England.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 976 pupils. Attleborough Academy is part of Sapientia Education Trust.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 3 Mar 2026 · published 28 Apr 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching
Strong standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Strong standard
Post-16 provision
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 41.4
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 41.5%
EBacc average point score: 3.74

Ethnicity

White

89%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

976

Total Pupils

49%Boys

51%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

20%

England average

27%

First language not English

10%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Least deprived
Total pupils: 976
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)
MAT name: Sapientia Education Trust

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 8 December 2021. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
17 Oct 2016	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.