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Framingham Earl High School

Secondary · Norwich · NR14 7QP

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Good

Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection

Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.

Inspected 19 October 2022

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At a glance

791 pupils · 98% of 810 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
11–16
Gender
Mixed
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
15.4% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
2.6% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
16% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
5.2% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
http://www.framinghamearlhighschool.co.uk
URN
145776

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 177 families named it first for 167 Year 7 places, 1.06 first choices per place. An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 19 October 2022 confirmed its earlier grade, Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 7.2% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Year 7 entry, September 2026

1.06 first-choice applications per place

167 places offered · 177 first-choice applications · oversubscribed

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

GCSE results (2024/2025)

154 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in 2024/2025

Attainment 8 score
50.6
England 46.1
Grade 4 or above in English & maths GCSEs
73.4%
England 64.8%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
53.9%
England 45.4%
EBacc average point score
4.5
England 4.1

Progress 8 is suspended nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26. These cohorts sat no key stage 2 tests (COVID), so there is no baseline to measure progress from.

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Attainment 8, 2024/2025

This school50.6
Median of its 12 closest peers46.8
Norfolk average45.3
England46.1

On attainment 8, this school is ahead of the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedAttainment 8
Lavington SchoolDevizes · 168 miles awayGood50.3
The Priory SchoolShrewsbury · 172 miles awayGood52.7
The Corbet SchoolShrewsbury · 176 miles awayExpected standard47.2
Hanham Woods AcademyBristol · 182 miles awayGood44.1
Bullers Wood School for BoysBromley · 98 miles awayGood49
The Snaith SchoolGoole · 125 miles awayExpected standard46.3
Langtree SchoolReading · 125 miles awayGood58
Wellacre Technology AcademyManchester · 166 miles awayNeeds attention46
Eggar's SchoolAlton · 139 miles awayGood48.1
Larkmead SchoolAbingdon · 128 miles awayGood39.4
Claydon High SchoolIpswich · 34 miles awayExpected standard45
Sir William Robertson Academy, WelbournLincoln · 86 miles awayNo current grade39.8

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 91% (Norfolk 78%, England 59%) · Mixed White and Asian 2% (Norfolk 1%, England 2%) · Any other White background 2% (Norfolk 8%, England 7%) · Not recorded 1% (Norfolk 2%, England 2%) · Any other Mixed background 1% (Norfolk 2%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Black African 1% (Norfolk 1%, England 1%) · other groups together 2%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
7.2%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
18.9%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

26.06 suspensions per 100 pupils and 4 permanent exclusions · England, secondary schools: 21.24 suspensions and 0.23 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Norfolk: 21.34 suspensions and 0.32 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
18.9
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

88% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 7% moved to another state school · 5% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, secondary academies: 0.45% vacant, 0.33% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

71.4% of teachers took sickness absence, 6.4 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £53,877; 10% on the leadership pay range · England, secondary schools: £53,766, 11.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2024-25)

This school£6,897
Typical secondary school£7,846

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for secondary schools in brackets: Staff 78% (77%) · premises 4% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 8% (6%) · supplies and services 10% (11%) · educational supplies 5% (6%) · bought-in professional services 2% (1%) · catering 4% (3%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £0; in-year balance +£332,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, DfE · how spending is compared

Where pupils go after GCSEs

In sustained education, work or training
96%
Continuing in education
94%
Apprenticeship
1%
Employment
2%

Destinations measured the year after leaving, DfE destination measures in the 2024/2025 performance tables.

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
9/10among the least deprived fifth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
9/10among the least deprived fifth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher33%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications14.2%18.1%
In managerial or professional work41.4%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways7.8%18.1%
Residents in very good health50.4%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier82.4%62.3%
Social housing5.3%17.1%
Privately rented12.4%20.5%
Detached houses75.3%22.9%
Flats0.8%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms38.4%21.1%
Households with no car or van5.8%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01035143 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£335,000119 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£287,000–£435,500the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (71)£415,000
Semi-detached (31)£295,000
Terraced (15)£243,000

Homes around this school are dearer than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
0a rural school averages 0.3
Collisions at school-run times
0a rural school averages 0.7
All reported collisions
2a rural school averages 3.4
Of those, serious or fatal
0a rural school averages 0.9

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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