Sprowston Community Academy
Cannerby Lane, Norwich, NR7 8NE
1,702 pupils · 96% of 1,767 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- BROAD HORIZONS EDUCATION TRUST
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 22.1%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Post-16 | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 6 May 2026, published 30 June 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 45 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 45.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 66.1% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 14.5% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.94 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 277 | 261 | 440 | 272 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 301 | 271 | 493 | 294 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 315 | 304 | 453 | 308 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 319 | 301 | 469 | 319 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 325 | 303 | 456 | 323 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 286 | 274 | 434 | 286 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 313 | 292 | 474 | 313 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 273 | 232 | 368 | 254 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- The Open Academy 0.8 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Sewell Park Academy 1.9 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Thorpe St Andrew School and Sixth Form 2.7 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Jane Austen College 3 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
- Notre Dame High School, Norwich 3.7 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Hellesdon High School 4.7 km · Requires improvement (2023) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.