All-through
The Harleston Sancroft Academy (a 3-16 Church of England School)
Wilderness Lane, Harleston, IP20 9DD
Key facts
- Phase
- All-through
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 16
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 824 of 973 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.5
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Religious character
- Yes
- Nursery
- Yes
- Trust
- THE DIOCESE OF NORWICH ST BENET'S MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Diocese
- Diocese of Norwich
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 49.5
- All staff (FTE)
- 87.6
- Pupils per adult
- 9.9
- Pupils
- 866
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected June 2025
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Early yearsOutstanding
- Leadership and governanceGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationGood
Inspected under the previous framework, which used its own four-point scale. Ofsted now publishes a report card grading several areas separately, so these grades are not directly comparable with a recent inspection’s.
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)GCSE results
30%
42.7
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Average maths score | 103 |
| Average reading score | 104 |
| Reading, writing and maths | 59% |
| Working at a higher standard | 8% |
| Attainment 8 | 42.7 |
| EBacc average point score | 3.56 |
| Entered the EBacc | 20% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 64% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 30% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time3 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 47% |
| 23/24 | 35% |
| 24/25 | 59% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 29% |
| 23/24 | 35% |
| 24/25 | 30% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 102.0 |
| 23/24 | 102.0 |
| 24/25 | 104.0 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | -0.02 |
| 23/24 | +0.04 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 102.0 |
| 23/24 | 99.0 |
| 24/25 | 103.0 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 43.7 |
| 23/24 | 47.3 |
| 24/25 | 42.7 |
Wilderness Lane, Harleston, IP20 9DD
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 15 January, the year before starting.
Norfolk admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Rob Connelly
- Address
- Wilderness Lane, Harleston, IP20 9DD
- Telephone
- 01379852561