Wayland Academy is a secondary school located in Thetford. 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 23/05/2019. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.6%, which is 0.6 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Merton Road, Thetford

School Information

Address: Merton Road, Thetford, IP25 6BA
Website: www.inspirationtrust.org/wayland-academy
Telephone: 01953881514
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Norfolk
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Glen Allott
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 137949

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 23/05/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 720
Number of Pupils: 520
Number of Boys: 244
Number of Girls: 276

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 12.2% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Below Average: -0.34 Confidence interval -0.62 to -0.07
Of the 94 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 86 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:21%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:96%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:37%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:36.5
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.3
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Watton Westfield Infant and Nursery School
West Road , Watton IP25 6AU 		1out of 4 439 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Watton Junior School
Brandon Road , IP25 6AL 		- not rated 721 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Parker's Church of England Primary Academy
Pound Hill , Saham Toney IP25 7HP 		- not rated 2,744 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Wayland Academy
Merton Road , Watton IP25 6BA 		2out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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