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The Harleston Sancroft Academy (a 3-16 Church of England School)

All-through · Norfolk · IP20 9DD · URN 149197

Ofsted: not publishedLast inspected 2025-06-24Cohort 824Church of England

Exam results, in full

Every figure below comes straight from the Department for Education performance tables. We show the coverage we hold, how the school compares with its local area and with England, and which part of the score each figure feeds, so you can see exactly how the ranking was built.

Key stage 2 results

Taken by pupils at the end of Year 6, so they describe a primary school.

2024-2025 results · cohort 61
4 of 4 headline figuresArea average from 302 schools in Norfolk

  • Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths

    59%

    Norfolk 53%England 61%

    6 percentage points above the area average of 53

    Overall standards

  • Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths

    8%

    Norfolk 4.8%England 8%

    3.2 percentage points above the area average of 4.8

    Academic stretch

  • Average scaled score in reading

    104

    Norfolk 104.31England 105

    In line with the area average of 104.3

    Overall standards

  • Average scaled score in maths

    103

    Norfolk 102.99England 105

    In line with the area average of 103

    Overall standards

  • Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling

    106

    Norfolk 102.95England 105

    3 above the area average of 103

    Overall standards

  • Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling

    31%

    Norfolk 19.7%England 32%

    11.3 percentage points above the area average of 19.7

    Academic stretch

  • Expected standard in reading

    74%

    Norfolk 68.7%

    5.3 percentage points above the area average of 68.7

    Context only, not scored

  • Expected standard in writing

    69%

    Norfolk 63.3%

    5.7 percentage points above the area average of 63.3

    Context only, not scored

  • Expected standard in maths

    70%

    Norfolk 65.8%

    4.2 percentage points above the area average of 65.8

    Context only, not scored

  • Pupils in the results cohort

    61

    Norfolk 30

    31.5 above the area average of 29.5

    Context only, not scored

Key stage 4 results

GCSE outcomes at the end of Year 11, so they describe a secondary school.

2024-2025 results · cohort 91
3 of 4 headline figures1 figure withheldArea average from 91 schools in Norfolk

  • Attainment 8 score

    The average grade across eight qualifications, including English and maths.

    42.7

    Norfolk 38.63England 46.1

    4.1 above the area average of 38.6

    Overall standards

  • Progress 8 score

    Progress from the same key stage 2 starting points, where 0 is average.

    Withheld

    Progress from starting points

  • Grade 5 or above in English and maths

    29.7%

    Norfolk 34.9%England 45.9%

    5.2 percentage points below the area average of 34.9

    Academic stretch

  • Grade 4 or above in English and maths

    63.7%

    Norfolk 52%

    11.7 percentage points above the area average of 52

    Overall standards

  • EBacc average point score

    3.56

    Norfolk 3.4England 4.07

    In line with the area average of 3.4

    Academic stretch

  • Achieved the EBacc at grade 5 or above

    2.2%

    Norfolk 13.3%England 17.6%

    11.1 percentage points below the area average of 13.3

    Academic stretch

  • Entered the EBacc subjects

    19.8%

    Norfolk 33.6%

    13.8 percentage points below the area average of 33.6

    Context only, not scored

  • Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort

    25.3%

    Norfolk 29.5%

    4.2 percentage points below the area average of 29.5

    Context only, not scored

  • Pupils in the results cohort

    91

    Norfolk 104

    12.5 below the area average of 103.5

    Context only, not scored

Withheld figures are suppressed at source to protect small cohorts. Figures marked not published are ones the department no longer publishes for any school. Source: DfE performance tables, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Local authority average class size

Area benchmark

Norfolk · State-funded schools · 2025/26

Primary classes
25.4 pupils per class
Secondary classes
22.7 pupils per class

This is the council-area average, not this school’s class size. It is not used in your scorecard ranking.

Source: DfE school census · 2025/26

Published figures

English as an additional language
6.1% of pupils
Eligible for free school meals
24.1% of pupils
Pupils on SEN support
14.4% of pupils
Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants
10.7pupils per adult
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling
31% of pupils
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths
8% of pupils
Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census)
18.6pupils per teacher
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
59% of pupils
Teachers who stayed the following year (3-year average)
86.7% of teachers

Data last refreshed 2026-10-12. Source: DfE and Ofsted open data, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Where it is

Distances are straight-line from the centre of your outward postcode, not a walking or driving route, and never a catchment or admissions prediction.

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