Thorpe St Andrew School and Sixth Form

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Laundry Lane
 Thorpe St Andrew
 Norwich
 Norfolk NR7 0XS
Telephone: 01603 497711
Previous Name: n/a

School Type

Phase: Secondary and Sixth Form (ages 11-18)
Type: Converter Academy
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2016
History: This school arose from Thorpe St Andrew School and Sixth Form
Trust: Broad Horizons Education Trust
Sponsor: Broad Horizons Education Trust

Staff and Pupils

Principal: Mrs Penny Bignell (since April 2020)
Previous Headteacher: Ian Clayton
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 98.46 / 29.35
Non-teaching Staff*: 44.53
Number of pupils: 1834
Pupils Per Teacher: 18.6
Sex: Mixed (53% boys / 47% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 15.50% (low)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 26.5%
Local child deprivation rate: 10.3% (4km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 26.3%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 27.5%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 7.2km
* 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: Thorpe St Andrew North West
School Number: 9264083

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 29th April 2025 (view record)

External Links

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

Nearby Schools

  1. Dussindale Primary School (0.7km) show on map
  2. Hillside Avenue Primary and Nursery School, Thorpe (0.9km) show on map
  3. St William's Primary School (1.3km) show on map
  4. Heartsease Primary Academy (1.9km) show on map
  5. The Open Academy (2.2km) show on map
  6. Falcon Junior School (2.5km) show on map
  7. Cecil Gowing Infant School (2.6km) show on map
  8. Lionwood Junior School (2.6km) show on map
  9. Lionwood Infant and Nursery School (2.7km) show on map
  10. White House Farm (2.8km) show on map
  11. Sprowston Community Academy (2.8km) show on map
  12. Sparhawk Infant School & Nursery (3.1km) show on map
  13. Mousehold Infant & Nursery School (3.3km) show on map
  14. Sprowston Junior School (3.4km) show on map
  15. Sprowston Infant School (3.4km) show on map
  16. Rackheath Primary School (3.5km) show on map
  17. George White Junior School (3.5km) show on map
  18. Charles Darwin Primary School (3.6km) show on map
  19. St. Clements Hill Primary Academy (3.7km) show on map
  20. Little Plumstead Church of England Primary Academy (3.7km) show on map
  21. Norwich School (3.8km) show on map
  22. Magdalen Gates Primary School (3.9km) show on map
  23. Trowse Primary School (4.1km) show on map
  24. Sewell Park Academy (4.1km) show on map
  25. Jane Austen College (4.2km) show on map
  26. Notre Dame High School, Norwich (4.2km) show on map
  27. Angel Road Infant School (4.4km) show on map
  28. Angel Road Junior School (4.4km) show on map
  29. The Free School Norwich (4.4km) show on map
  30. Norwich Steiner School (4.4km) show on map
  31. Lakenham Primary School (4.4km) show on map
  32. Sir Isaac Newton Sixth Form Free School (4.6km) show on map
  33. White Woman Lane Junior School (4.6km) show on map
  34. Old Catton CofE VC Junior School (4.6km) show on map
  35. Bignold Primary School and Nursery (4.8km) show on map
  36. Hall School (4.9km) show on map
  37. Garrick Green Infant School (5.0km) show on map
  38. Surlingham Primary School (5.0km) show on map
  39. Edith Cavell Academy and Nursery (5.1km) show on map
  40. Lodge Lane Infant School (5.1km) show on map
  41. Norwich City College of Further and Higher Ed... (5.1km) show on map
  42. Hewett Academy (5.1km) show on map
  43. The Wherry School (5.2km) show on map
  44. Town Close Co-Educational Preparatory School (5.2km) show on map
  45. Notre Dame Preparatory School (Norwich) Limited (5.3km) show on map
  46. Catton Grove Primary School (5.3km) show on map
  47. Red Balloon Educational Trust-Norfolk (5.4km) show on map
  48. Harford Manor School, Norwich (5.4km) show on map
  49. Nelson Infant School (5.6km) show on map
  50. Visiting Teacher Service Central (5.7km) show on map
  51. Tuckswood Academy (5.7km) show on map
  52. Avenue Junior School (5.7km) show on map
  53. Norwich High School for Girls GDST (5.7km) show on map
  54. Mile Cross Primary School (5.7km) show on map
  55. Brundall Primary School (5.8km) show on map
  56. The Parkside School, Norwich (5.8km) show on map
  57. Include School Norfolk (5.8km) show on map
  58. Recreation Road Infant School (5.9km) show on map
  59. Wensum Junior School (5.9km) show on map
  60. Red Balloon - Norwich (5.9km) show on map
  61. Salhouse CofE Primary School (6.1km) show on map
  62. City of Norwich School, An Ormiston Academy (6.1km) show on map
  63. Hemblington Primary School (6.1km) show on map
  64. Heather Avenue Infant School (6.2km) show on map
  65. St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School (6.2km) show on map
  66. Framingham Earl High School (6.3km) show on map
  67. Colman Infant School (6.3km) show on map
  68. Blofield Primary School (6.4km) show on map
  69. The Clare School (6.5km) show on map
  70. Colman Junior School (6.5km) show on map
  71. Spixworth Infant School (6.6km) show on map
  72. University Technical College Norfolk (6.6km) show on map
  73. Woodland View Junior School (6.6km) show on map
  74. Firside Junior School (6.8km) show on map
  75. Rockland St Mary Primary School (6.9km) show on map
  76. Eaton Primary School (6.9km) show on map
  77. Henderson Green Primary Academy (7.0km) show on map
  78. Eaton Hall Specialist Academy (7.1km) show on map
  79. Kinsale Junior School (7.1km) show on map
  80. Kinsale Infant School (7.1km) show on map
  81. Bluebell Primary School (7.2km) show on map
  82. Hellesdon High School (7.2km) show on map
  83. Poringland Primary School (7.3km) show on map
  84. City Academy Norwich (7.3km) show on map
  85. Earlham Nursery School (7.4km) show on map
  86. Norwich Primary Academy (7.4km) show on map
  87. West Earlham Infant and Nursery School (7.6km) show on map
  88. West Earlham Junior School (7.6km) show on map
  89. Arden Grove Infant and Nursery School (7.7km) show on map
  90. Future Education (7.7km) show on map
  91. Valley Primary Academy (7.8km) show on map
  92. Alpington and Bergh Apton Church of England V... (8.0km) show on map
  93. St Faiths CofE Primary School (8.2km) show on map
  94. Frettenham Primary School (8.4km) show on map
  95. Stoke Holy Cross Primary School (8.5km) show on map
  96. Clover Hill VA Infant and Nursery School (8.6km) show on map
  97. Cringleford CE VA Primary School (8.9km) show on map
  98. Cringleford Prep (9.0km) show on map
  99. Lingwood Primary Academy (9.2km) show on map
  100. Costessey Primary School (9.3km) show on map
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Associated Schools

† Establishments now closed from which this school arose, or with which it has merged

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