The Nicholas Hamond Academy is a secondary school located in Swaffham. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 01/12/2017. The overall pupil absence from this school is 7.3%, which is 3.3 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Brandon Road, Swaffham, PE37 7DZ
Website: http://tnha.org.uk/
Telephone: 01760721480
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Norfolk
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Mark Woodhouse
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 138918

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 01/12/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1066
Number of Pupils: 642
Number of Boys: 344
Number of Girls: 298

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 7.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 23% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Average: -0.19 Confidence interval -0.46 to 0.08
Of the 90 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 87 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:76%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:92%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:28%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:38
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.46
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Swaffham CofE Primary Academy
Brandon Road , PE37 7EA
3out of 4 94 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Heartwood CofE VC Primary & Nursery School
White Cross Road , PE37 7RF
3out of 4 668 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School
Sporle Road , PE37 7QW
- not rated 1,233 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Nicholas Hamond Academy
Brandon Road , PE37 7DZ
2out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
OneSchool Global UK - Swaffham Campus
Turbine Way , PE37 7XD
- not rated 2,043 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.