Thorpe St Andrew School and Sixth Form

State-Funded School

thorpe-st-andrew-school-and-sixth-form-norfolk-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

NorfolkLocal Authority

Norwich NorthConstituency

NR7 0XSPostcode

7.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

Thorpe St Andrew School and Sixth Form is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Norfolk, East of England.

It currently serves 1,830 pupils. Thorpe St Andrew School and Sixth Form is part of BROAD HORIZONS EDUCATION TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 49.2
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 50.2%
EBacc average point score: 4.51

Ethnicity

White

83%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,830

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

15%

England average

27%

First language not English

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: Less deprived
Total pupils: 1,830
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)
MAT name: BROAD HORIZONS EDUCATION TRUST

Inspection history

3 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
15 Jun 2025	Good	Good	Good	Good	Not judged
28 Nov 2022	Requires improvement	Good	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement
30 Apr 2014	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

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.