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The Harleston Sancroft Academy (a 3-16 Church of England School)

All-through · Harleston · IP20 9DD

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At a glance

824 pupils · 85% of 973 capacity

School type
Academy converter
Age range
3–16
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Free school meals
24.1% of pupils
English as additional language
5.6% of pupils
SEN support
13.6% of pupils
EHC plan
6.5% of pupils
Nursery
Yes
Website
www.sancroft.stbenets.org
URN
149197

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

0.00 first-choice applications per place

0 places offered · 0 first-choice applications · usually has places

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE. A ratio above 1.00 means more families named this school first choice than there were places.

Admissions demand: Year 7 entry, September 2026

0.97 first-choice applications per place

29 places offered · 28 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE. A ratio above 1.00 means more families named this school first choice than there were places.

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

61 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
59%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
8%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
104
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
103
England 105

GCSE results (2024/2025)

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

Attainment 8 score
42.7
England 46.1
Grade 4 or above in English & maths GCSEs
63.7%
England 64.8%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
29.7%
England 45.4%
EBacc average point score
3.6
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. “Suppressed” means the DfE withholds figures for very small cohorts.

Attendance (2025/26 autumn term)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
7.1%
England 6.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
19.5%
England 18.1%

Autumn-term absence, DfE pupil absence data. Lower is better.

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
20.2
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

87% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 4% moved to another state school · 9% left the state-funded sector

School Workforce Census, DfE. The ratio counts full-time-equivalent qualified teachers; retention follows teachers in post one November to the next. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Spending per pupil

This school£7,714
Typical all-through school£7,730

Total expenditure ÷ pupils, academy finance return (DfE Schools Financial Benchmarking, latest year). Higher spending is not a measure of quality. It often reflects greater pupil need or a smaller school. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Where pupils go after GCSEs

In sustained education, work or training
87%
Continuing in education
80%
Apprenticeship
5%
Employment
2%

Destinations measured the year after leaving, latest DfE destination measures release.

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