Thorpe St Andrew School and Sixth Form, Norwich

In 2026, pupils at Thorpe St Andrew School and Sixth Form averaged an Attainment 8 score of 47.9, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 45 in Norfolk and 47 across England.

47% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 43% in Norfolk and 47% in England.

That is down from 49.2 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.14: pupils made above average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 34.5, against 50.6 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 16.1 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 28 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Geography and History.

For September 2026 entry, 304 families put Thorpe St Andrew School and Sixth Form as their first choice and 469 named it as one of their preferences, for 314 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 4 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Thorpe St Andrew School and Sixth Form are The Open Academy (1.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 33.1); Sprowston Community Academy (1.7 miles, Good, Attainment 8 45.8); Sewell Park Academy (2.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 37.6); and Jane Austen College (2.6 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 52.2).

Thorpe St Andrew School and Sixth Form's 2026 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

Thorpe St Andrew School and Sixth Form is one of 18 schools run by Broad Horizons Education Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 44.8 in 2024/25.

446 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Thorpe St Andrew School and Sixth Form (as of September 2025): 70% would recommend the school, 78% say their child is happy there and 58% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (83%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (58%).

Of the 277 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 90% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 35% to a further education college, 3% to an apprenticeship and 3% into work.

Of the 164 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 42% went on to university or other higher education, 7% to apprenticeships and 41% into work. 20% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

15.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (73%) and Mixed (9%).

In 2026, 211 pupils (11.5%) received SEN support and 53 (2.9%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

The nearest railway station is Norwich Rail Station, about 2.1 miles away in a straight line.

7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Eastern Avenue (opposite), 170 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Thorpe St Andrew School and Sixth Form stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 64 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Norfolk (28), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Thorpe St Andrew School and Sixth Form issued 106 suspensions, 5.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The primary schools closest to Thorpe St Andrew School and Sixth Form are Dussindale Primary School (0.4 miles); Hillside Avenue Primary and Nursery School, Thorpe (0.5 miles); St William's Primary School (0.8 miles); and Heartsease Primary Academy (1.2 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.