Wymondham College, Wymondham

In 2026, pupils at Wymondham College averaged an Attainment 8 score of 56.7, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 45 in Norfolk and 47 across England.

67% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 43% in Norfolk and 47% in England.

That is in line with 2025, when the score was 56.4.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.36: 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 48.1, against 57.7 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 9.6 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 22 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Geography, Combined Science and French.

For September 2026 entry, 174 families put Wymondham College as their first choice and 455 named it as one of their preferences, for 139 places offered. That is 1.3 first choices for every place. 36 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Wymondham College are Attleborough Academy (2.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 42.8); Wymondham High Academy (3.3 miles, Good, Attainment 8 52.9); and Old Buckenham High School (4.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 45.2).

Wymondham College's 2026 results were higher than all 3 of them.

Wymondham College is one of 23 schools run by Sapientia Education Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 45.9 in 2024/25.

Of the 211 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 92% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 20% to a further education college, 2% to an apprenticeship and 1% into work.

Of the 208 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 64% went on to university or other higher education, 2% to apprenticeships and 18% into work. 35% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

7.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 9.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (62%), Black (11%) and Mixed (8%).

The nearest railway station is Spooner Row Rail Station, about 1.4 miles away in a straight line.

2 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Wymondham College (outside), 120 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 0 crimes within a mile of the school. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Norfolk (28).

In 2024/25, Wymondham College issued 44 suspensions, 3.1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 2 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Wymondham College are Wymondham College Prep School (under 0.1 miles), Morley Church of England Primary Academy (0.9 miles) and Spooner Row Primary School (1.3 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.