Thorpe St Andrew School and Sixth Form, Norwich

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At age 18 (%)

'Academic' destinations refer to sixth form or higher education. 'Vocational' ones refer to further education, apprenticeships or employment. Neither is intrinsically better or worse, and this balance is not used in calculating the indicator score. Data are from 2022.

Disadvantaged pupils (%)

Ethnic minority pupils (%)

Percentages of all pupils on roll in 2022. Local figures represent the aggregate pupil populations of the ten closest nearby schools.

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Thorpe St Andrew School and Sixth Form

Laundry Lane, Thorpe St Andrew, Norwich NR7 0XS

https://thorpestandrewschool.org.uk/

Thorpe St Andrew School and Sixth Form is a non-selective academy. It has about 1,840 boys and girls aged between 11 and 18. In July 2022 the school was rated ‘Requires Improvement’ by Ofsted.

This school is a member of Broad Horizons Education Trust. (Other schools in this trust include Sprowston Community Academy and Sewell Park Academy.)

Particular strengths include Progress, Attainment, Environment and Finances. Relative weaknesses include Representation.

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Other schools nearby

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Distance (miles)	Score	Name
1.4		The Open Academy
1.7		Sprowston Community Academy
2.5		Sewell Park Academy
2.6		Jane Austen College
2.6		Notre Dame High School, Norwich
3.2		Hewett Academy
3.8		City of Norwich School, An Ormiston Academy
3.9		Framingham Earl High School
4.1		University Technical College Norfolk
4.5		Hellesdon High School
4.5		City Academy Norwich
6.0		Ormiston Victory Academy

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Progress: Excellent. Up to age 16 it is above average, while at ages 16-18 it is excellent. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For information about actual grades, see Attainment.)

Attainment: Excellent. Up to age 16 it is above average, while at ages 16-18 it is excellent. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)

Environment: Excellent. Air pollution and traffic accidents are quite low, while crime is very low.

Finances: Excellent. The school budget has been in surplus

Sixth form: Above average. Attainment is excellent, progress is excellent and destinations at 18 (allowing for attainment) are poor.

Disadvantaged pupils: About average. Progress up to age 16 is below average. Destinations at 16 are excellent. Progress at 16-18 is above average. Destinations at 18 (allowing for attainment) are below average.

Admissions: About average. The occupancy rate and offer rate are both roughly average. There is no compulsory entrance exam.

Attendance: About average. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both roughly average.

Destinations: About average. The proportion of students going on to education or training at 16 is quite high, while at 18 (allowing for attainment) it is very low.

Representation: Slightly out of balance. The socio-economic mix and ethnic representation are both slightly out of balance with the local community.

Schools often provide or emphasise different subjects, especially in fields such as languages and the arts. The charts below show the relative popularities of exam subjects commonly sat at this school.

Popular GCSE subjects

Proportions of pupils entering in 2023

Popular A-level subjects

Proportions of pupils entering in 2023

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