The Open Academy

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Salhouse Road
 Norwich
 Norfolk NR7 9DL
Telephone: 01603 481640
Previous Name: n/a

School Type

Phase: Secondary and Sixth Form (ages 11-19)
Type: Sponsor-Led Academy
Religious Denomination: Church of England
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2008
History: This school arose from Heartsease High School
Trust: The Diocese of Norwich Education and Academies Trust
Sponsor: The Diocese of Norwich Education and Academies Trust

Staff and Pupils

Principal: Mr Daniel Bagshaw (since September 2025 – came from Pakefield High School)
Previous Headteacher: Jon Ford
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 35.71 / 16.32
Non-teaching Staff*: 44.23
Number of pupils: 560
Pupils Per Teacher: 15.7
Sex: Mixed (51% boys / 49% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 39.4% (high)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 27.3%
Local child deprivation rate: 15.1% (4km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 21.0%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 29.1%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 6.1km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Authority: Norfolk
Constituency: Norwich North
Electoral Ward: Crome
School Number: 9266905

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 28th March 2023 (view record)
Ofsted Rating: Good

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
 
 

Nearby Schools

  1. Heartsease Primary Academy (0.6km) show on map
  2. Falcon Junior School (0.6km) show on map
  3. Cecil Gowing Infant School (0.7km) show on map
  4. Sprowston Community Academy (0.7km) show on map
  5. St William's Primary School (1.1km) show on map
  6. Sparhawk Infant School & Nursery (1.3km) show on map
  7. Sprowston Junior School (1.3km) show on map
  8. Sprowston Infant School (1.3km) show on map
  9. Mousehold Infant & Nursery School (1.5km) show on map
  10. St. Clements Hill Primary Academy (1.6km) show on map
  11. Lionwood Junior School (1.6km) show on map
  12. George White Junior School (1.7km) show on map
  13. White House Farm (1.8km) show on map
  14. Sewell Park Academy (2.0km) show on map
  15. Lionwood Infant and Nursery School (2.1km) show on map
  16. Magdalen Gates Primary School (2.2km) show on map
  17. Thorpe St Andrew School and Sixth Form (2.2km) show on map
  18. Angel Road Infant School (2.4km) show on map
  19. Angel Road Junior School (2.4km) show on map
  20. Hillside Avenue Primary and Nursery School, Thorpe (2.4km) show on map
  21. Old Catton CofE VC Junior School (2.5km) show on map
  22. Norwich School (2.5km) show on map
  23. Charles Darwin Primary School (2.6km) show on map
  24. White Woman Lane Junior School (2.6km) show on map
  25. Hall School (2.7km) show on map
  26. Jane Austen College (2.7km) show on map
  27. Garrick Green Infant School (2.8km) show on map
  28. Dussindale Primary School (2.8km) show on map
  29. Lodge Lane Infant School (3.0km) show on map
  30. Catton Grove Primary School (3.2km) show on map
  31. Sir Isaac Newton Sixth Form Free School (3.3km) show on map
  32. Notre Dame High School, Norwich (3.3km) show on map
  33. The Free School Norwich (3.3km) show on map
  34. Notre Dame Preparatory School (Norwich) Limited (3.6km) show on map
  35. Bignold Primary School and Nursery (3.6km) show on map
  36. Mile Cross Primary School (3.6km) show on map
  37. Include School Norfolk (3.7km) show on map
  38. Norwich Steiner School (3.8km) show on map
  39. Nelson Infant School (3.8km) show on map
  40. Red Balloon Educational Trust-Norfolk (3.9km) show on map
  41. Lakenham Primary School (3.9km) show on map
  42. Red Balloon - Norwich (3.9km) show on map
  43. Rackheath Primary School (3.9km) show on map
  44. Heather Avenue Infant School (4.0km) show on map
  45. Wensum Junior School (4.1km) show on map
  46. Norwich City College of Further and Higher Ed... (4.2km) show on map
  47. Trowse Primary School (4.2km) show on map
  48. Town Close Co-Educational Preparatory School (4.3km) show on map
  49. Avenue Junior School (4.3km) show on map
  50. The Parkside School, Norwich (4.4km) show on map
  51. Recreation Road Infant School (4.4km) show on map
  52. Hewett Academy (4.4km) show on map
  53. The Wherry School (4.6km) show on map
  54. Firside Junior School (4.6km) show on map
  55. Harford Manor School, Norwich (4.6km) show on map
  56. Norwich High School for Girls GDST (4.6km) show on map
  57. Edith Cavell Academy and Nursery (4.7km) show on map
  58. St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School (4.9km) show on map
  59. Kinsale Junior School (4.9km) show on map
  60. Kinsale Infant School (4.9km) show on map
  61. Spixworth Infant School (5.0km) show on map
  62. Colman Infant School (5.0km) show on map
  63. Woodland View Junior School (5.1km) show on map
  64. Hellesdon High School (5.1km) show on map
  65. Visiting Teacher Service Central (5.1km) show on map
  66. Tuckswood Academy (5.1km) show on map
  67. City of Norwich School, An Ormiston Academy (5.2km) show on map
  68. The Clare School (5.2km) show on map
  69. Colman Junior School (5.2km) show on map
  70. Henderson Green Primary Academy (5.3km) show on map
  71. Little Plumstead Church of England Primary Academy (5.5km) show on map
  72. Arden Grove Infant and Nursery School (5.5km) show on map
  73. Earlham Nursery School (5.6km) show on map
  74. Norwich Primary Academy (5.6km) show on map
  75. Bluebell Primary School (5.7km) show on map
  76. City Academy Norwich (5.8km) show on map
  77. Eaton Hall Specialist Academy (5.8km) show on map
  78. Valley Primary Academy (5.9km) show on map
  79. Future Education (5.9km) show on map
  80. West Earlham Infant and Nursery School (6.0km) show on map
  81. West Earlham Junior School (6.0km) show on map
  82. Eaton Primary School (6.0km) show on map
  83. University Technical College Norfolk (6.1km) show on map
  84. St Faiths CofE Primary School (6.3km) show on map
  85. Clover Hill VA Infant and Nursery School (6.7km) show on map
  86. Salhouse CofE Primary School (6.8km) show on map
  87. Frettenham Primary School (7.0km) show on map
  88. Surlingham Primary School (7.2km) show on map
  89. Framingham Earl High School (7.3km) show on map
  90. Costessey Primary School (7.4km) show on map
  91. Banks House School (7.5km) show on map
  92. Ormiston Victory Academy (7.6km) show on map
  93. St Michael's VA Junior School (7.6km) show on map
  94. Cringleford Prep (7.6km) show on map
  95. Cringleford CE VA Primary School (7.7km) show on map
  96. Hemblington Primary School (7.8km) show on map
  97. Chapel Break Infant School (7.9km) show on map
  98. Drayton CofE Junior School (7.9km) show on map
  99. Brundall Primary School (8.0km) show on map
  100. St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Costessey (8.1km) show on map
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Associated Schools

Same Trust
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Predecessor Schools†
† Establishments now closed from which this school arose, or with which it has merged

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