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

State-Funded School
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Region
East of EnglandRegion
NorfolkLocal Authority
Waveney ValleyConstituency
Postcode
IP20 9DDPostcode
2.9
Academic Performance
Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

The Harleston Sancroft Academy (a 3-16 Church of England School) is a state-funded all-through for pupils aged 3–16, located in Norfolk, East of England.

It currently serves 824 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8
42.7
2 vs national average
Grade 5+ in English & maths
29.7%
12.3% vs national average
EBacc average point score
3.56
0.4 vs national average

Ethnicity

White
94%
Asian
<1%
Black
<1%
Mixed
3%
Chinese
<1%
Any other group
<1%
Unclassified
<1%

Pupils

824

Total Pupils

52%Boys
48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals
24%
England average
27%
First language not English
6%
England average
22%
Young carers
4%
England average
1%
0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase
All-through
Age range
3 – 16
Total pupils
824

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published
Overall
7 Sept 2025
Not judged

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.

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