Thorpe St Andrew School and Sixth Form is a secondary school located in Norwich. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 28/03/2014. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.9%, which is 0.9 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Laundry Lane, Norwich, NR7 0XS
Website: http://thorpestandrewschool.org.uk/
Telephone: 01603497711
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Norfolk
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Penny Bignell
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 143278

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 28/03/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1764
Number of Pupils: 1932
Number of Boys: 962
Number of Girls: 970

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 11.1% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Above Average: 0.23 Confidence interval 0.08 to 0.38
Of the 284 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 281 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:24%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:98%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:49%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:51.4
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.37
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Dussindale Primary School
Vane Close , Thorpe St Andrew NR7 0US 		3out of 4 729 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Hillside Avenue Primary and Nursery School, Thorpe
Hillside Avenue , Thorpe St Andrew NR7 0QW 		3out of 4 878 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St William's Primary School
Williams Loke , Thorpe St Andrew NR7 0AJ 		3out of 4 1,332 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Heartsease Primary Academy
Rider Haggard Road , NR7 9UE 		4out of 4 2,069 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Falcon Junior School
Falcon Road West , Sprowston NR7 8NT 		3out of 4 2,738 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Thorpe St Andrew School and Sixth Form
Laundry Lane , Thorpe St Andrew NR7 0XS 		4out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
The Open Academy
Salhouse Road , NR7 9DL 		2out of 4 2,444 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Sprowston Community Academy
Cannerby Lane , Sprowston NR7 8NE 		2out of 4 2,986 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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