Secondary school

Wayland Academy

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  • ages 11–16
  • Mixed
  • Norfolk
  • IP25 6BA
  • No sixth form
Ofsted Good · inspected Jul 2023

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 722 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 23%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 88%88%2016/17: top 88%2017/18: top 91%2018/19: top 92%2021/22: top 42%2022/23: top 56%2023/24: top 53%2024/25: top 23%No exams

Against East of England

Attainment 852 · East of England 45.98/10 Above+24.7 pts since 21/22
Grade 5+ English and maths63.2% · East of England 44.9%9/10 Top 20%+5.8 pts since 21/22
EBacc point score4.89 · East of England 4.019/10 Top 20%+14.8 pts since 21/22
Progress 8 · 2023/24+0.61 · East of England −0.029/10 Top 20%+68.5 pts since 18/19
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 43.3 · 134 pupils · East of England 50.52016/17: 38.4 · 104 pupils · East of England 46.22017/18: 37.1 · 109 pupils · East of England 46.32018/19: 36.5 · 94 pupils · East of England 46.32021/22: 49.9 · 89 pupils · East of England 48.82022/23: 44.7 · 102 pupils · East of England 46.22023/24: 45.3 · 106 pupils · East of England 45.62024/25: 52 · 106 pupils · East of England 45.855236.5No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 30% · 104 pupils · East of England 41%2017/18: 22% · 109 pupils · East of England 41%2018/19: 37% · 94 pupils · East of England 40%2021/22: 62% · 89 pupils · East of England 49%2022/23: 49% · 102 pupils · East of England 43%2023/24: 48.1% · 106 pupils · East of England 43.9%2024/25: 63.2% · 106 pupils · East of England 44.9%63.2%22%No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in95.7%
134 of 140 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 95.7%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st140134
2nd172
3rd90

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2013–2023

  1. 2013Good
  2. 2017Inadequate
  3. 2017Ungraded visit
  4. 2018Ungraded visit
  5. 2018Ungraded visit
  6. 2019Ungraded visit
  7. 2019Requires improvement
  8. 2023Good

4 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

4 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026564
Free school meals (past 6 years)25.7%
First language not English21.0%
SEN support7.7%
EHC plan4.0%
Absence (sessions missed)5.6%
Persistently absent pupils12.4%

Girls 49.3%Boys 50.7%

75.2% full · 750 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher17.7
Pupils per adult11.3
  • Classroom teachers 24.9
  • Leadership 7
  • Teaching assistants 9.2
  • Other support 14.5

Teachers 31.9 FTE · Whole workforce 55.6 · 63 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£8,609
Spend per pupil£7,987
Staff spend per pupil£6,162
Reserve per pupil£0
  • £0revenue reserve
  • +£341,000in-year balance

Grants £8,429 · self-generated £181 · premises £418 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: INSPIRATION TRUST (18 academies) · trust reserve £4,349,000 · 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

106 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained93.4%
  • Education85.8%
  • Apprenticeship4.7%
  • Employment2.8%
  • Not sustained3.8%
  • Unknown2.8%