Secondary school

Springwood High School

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  • ages 11–18
  • Mixed
  • Norfolk
  • PE30 4AW
  • Sixth form
Ofsted Good · inspected Jul 2013

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 1,401 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 43%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 45%45%2016/17: top 45%2017/18: top 52%2018/19: top 53%2021/22: top 58%2022/23: top 60%2023/24: top 45%2024/25: top 43%No exams

A-level results

#158 of 273 East of England sixth forms, state and independent, 2024/25

Independent and selective (grammar) schools choose their pupils, so high results partly reflect who gets in, not only teaching. Some independent schools don't publish results.

Against East of EnglandArrows: East of England rank change since 2021/22

Attainment 846.9 · East of England 45.96/10 Middle+15.3 pts
Grade 5+ English and maths47.1% · East of England 44.9%6/10 Middle+21.5 pts
EBacc point score4.39 · East of England 4.017/10 Above+25.4 pts
Progress 8 · 2023/24-0.05 · East of England −0.025/10 Middle
A level points per entry32.77 · East of England 33.165/10 Middle−11.2 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 50.8 · 265 pupils · East of England 50.52016/17: 46.9 · 264 pupils · East of England 46.22017/18: 45.6 · 269 pupils · East of England 46.32018/19: 45.5 · 265 pupils · East of England 46.32021/22: 47 · 262 pupils · East of England 48.82022/23: 44.1 · 274 pupils · East of England 46.22023/24: 46.7 · 285 pupils · East of England 45.62024/25: 46.9 · 280 pupils · East of England 45.8550.844.1No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 36% · 264 pupils · East of England 41%2017/18: 37% · 269 pupils · East of England 41%2018/19: 37% · 265 pupils · East of England 40%2021/22: 43% · 262 pupils · East of England 49%2022/23: 39% · 274 pupils · East of England 43%2023/24: 46.3% · 285 pupils · East of England 43.9%2024/25: 47.1% · 280 pupils · East of England 44.9%47.1%36%No exams
A level points per entry
2015/16: 30.69 · 185 pupils · East of England 29.022016/17: 29.9 · 167 pupils · East of England 29.412017/18: 32.92 · 190 pupils · East of England 30.942018/19: 33.84 · 167 pupils · East of England 31.322021/22: 36.86 · 232 pupils · East of England 36.152022/23: 31.53 · 238 pupils · East of England 32.282023/24: 32.88 · 199 pupils · East of England 32.652024/25: 32.77 · 241 pupils · East of England 33.1636.8629.9No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in90.9%
269 of 296 who put it first2014 · 99.2%2026 · 90.9%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st296269
2nd1651
3rd720

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2022

  1. 2007Goodas predecessor
  2. 2011Goodas predecessor
  3. 2013Good
  4. 2017Ungraded visit
  5. 2022Remains Good

4 strong areas

  • Quality of teaching
  • Achievement of pupils
  • Leadership and management
  • Behaviour and safety of pupils

0 weak areas

4 areas graded

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 20261,988
Free school meals (past 6 years)18.0%
First language not English27.1%
SEN support9.4%
EHC plan1.5%
Absence (sessions missed)8.1%
Persistently absent pupils20.6%

Girls 53.2%Boys 46.8%

114.3% full · 1,740 places · 533 in sixth form

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher18.9
Pupils per adult13.8
  • Classroom teachers 93.9
  • Leadership 11
  • Teaching assistants 25.4
  • Other support 56.1

Teachers 104.9 FTE · Whole workforce 186.5 · 238 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£7,131
Spend per pupil£6,520
Staff spend per pupil£4,742
Reserve per pupil£886
  • +£1,733,000revenue reserve
  • +£1,195,000in-year balance

Grants £6,892 · self-generated £252 · premises £426 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: WEST NORFOLK ACADEMIES TRUST (11 academies) · trust reserve £6,038,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

285 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained93.3%
  • Education88.1%
  • Apprenticeship3.9%
  • Employment1.4%
  • Not sustained3.9%
  • Unknown2.8%

After sixth form (16–18)

232 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained85.3%
  • Education44.8%
  • Higher education43.5%
  • Apprenticeship6.5%
  • Employment34.1%
  • Not sustained12.1%
  • Unknown2.6%