Secondary school

Thorpe St Andrew School and Sixth Form

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  • ages 11–18
  • Mixed
  • Norfolk
  • NR7 0XS
  • Sixth form
Ofsted areas (no overall grade) · inspected Apr 2025

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 1,055 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 33%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 27%27%2016/17: top 38%2017/18: top 29%2018/19: top 26%2021/22: top 37%2022/23: top 21%21% · 2022/232023/24: top 32%2024/25: top 33%No exams

A-level results

#136 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 England

Attainment 849.2 · East of England 45.97/10 Above+7.1 pts since 21/22
Grade 5+ English and maths50.2% · East of England 44.9%7/10 Above+8.6 pts since 21/22
EBacc point score4.51 · East of England 4.018/10 Above+13.4 pts since 21/22
Progress 8 · 2023/24+0.14 · East of England −0.027/10 Above−8.5 pts since 18/19
A level points per entry34.31 · East of England 33.166/10 Middle−22.4 pts since 21/22
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 53.7 · 292 pupils · East of England 50.52016/17: 48.2 · 303 pupils · East of England 46.22017/18: 50.2 · 274 pupils · East of England 46.32018/19: 51.4 · 284 pupils · East of England 46.32021/22: 51.1 · 285 pupils · East of England 48.82022/23: 52.4 · 289 pupils · East of England 46.22023/24: 49.4 · 277 pupils · East of England 45.62024/25: 49.2 · 297 pupils · East of England 45.8553.748.2No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 43% · 303 pupils · East of England 41%2017/18: 47% · 274 pupils · East of England 41%2018/19: 49% · 284 pupils · East of England 40%2021/22: 52% · 285 pupils · East of England 49%2022/23: 56% · 289 pupils · East of England 43%2023/24: 52.3% · 277 pupils · East of England 43.9%2024/25: 50.2% · 297 pupils · East of England 44.9%56%43%No exams
A level points per entry
2015/16: 30.72 · 131 pupils · East of England 29.022016/17: 30.13 · 169 pupils · East of England 29.412017/18: 33.47 · 156 pupils · East of England 30.942018/19: 33.23 · 139 pupils · East of England 31.322021/22: 40.37 · 161 pupils · East of England 36.152022/23: 37.39 · 123 pupils · East of England 32.282023/24: 32.92 · 103 pupils · East of England 32.652024/25: 34.31 · 110 pupils · East of England 33.1640.3730.13No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in98.7%
300 of 304 who put it first2014 · 96.1%2026 · 98.7%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st304300
2nd10712
3rd392

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2005–2025

  • Personal developmentGood
  • Quality of educationGood
  • Behaviour and attitudesGood
  • Sixth form provisionGood
  • Leadership and managementGood
  • SafeguardingEffective
  1. 2005Satisfactoryas predecessor
  2. 2008Goodas predecessor
  3. 2014Outstandingas predecessor
  4. 2025All areas Good

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 20261,830
Free school meals (past 6 years)16.1%
First language not English9.2%
SEN support11.2%
EHC plan2.3%
Absence (sessions missed)7.9%
Persistently absent pupils19.6%

Girls 46.7%Boys 53.3%

96.7% full · 1,892 places · 351 in sixth form

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 1 Sep 2025 · 446 responses (24.3% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school77.6% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school83% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved65.9% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 60.1% not applicable48.9% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year66.4% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 20.2% not applicable67.1% agree
  • Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?22.6% yes
  • My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed · asked only of the 22.6% who said Yes above52.5% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child77.1% agree
  • My child does well at this school78.9% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing71.8% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school91.7% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school91% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development64.3% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent70.4% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher18.6
Pupils per adult13.8
  • Classroom teachers 97.5
  • Leadership 1
  • Teaching assistants 29.4
  • Other support 15.2

Teachers 98.5 FTE · Whole workforce 143 · 168 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£6,990
Spend per pupil£6,635
Staff spend per pupil£5,150
Reserve per pupil£0
  • £0revenue reserve
  • +£650,000in-year balance

Grants £6,880 · self-generated £110 · premises £358 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: BROAD HORIZONS EDUCATION TRUST (18 academies) · trust reserve −£511,000 · 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

277 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained96%
  • Education89.9%
  • Apprenticeship2.9%
  • Employment3.2%
  • Not sustained2.9%
  • Unknown1.1%

After sixth form (16–18)

164 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained91.5%
  • Education43.3%
  • Higher education41.5%
  • Apprenticeship7.3%
  • Employment40.9%
  • Not sustained4.9%
  • Unknown3.7%