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Jane Austen College

Norfolk·Secondary·East of England·Free schools·NR3 1DD
URN: 140815OutstandingOfsted published 16 Jun 2024
53.7
Attainment 8
National avg ≈ 46.4 · 2024/2025
+0.26
Progress 8
2023/2024 · CI: [0.04, 0.49]
71.6%
5+ Eng & Maths
Grade 5+ in both · 2024/2025
80.1%
EBacc entry
% entering EBacc · 2024/2025
40.0
A level APS
Average points per entry · 2024/2025

Dependable results for a comprehensive intake; the journey is the main thing to weigh.

What the data says

Published data, read plainly. It tells you what to check next; it does not guarantee a place or replace your local authority’s admissions guidance.

Academic outcomes
Strong academic outcomes

Attainment 8 of 53.7 is above the national average of around 46.

53.7
Attainment 8
72%
5+ Eng & Maths
2024/2025
Academic year
Pupil progress
Above-average progress

Pupils made above-average progress compared with similar pupils nationally. The confidence interval is entirely above zero, which is strong evidence of added value.

+0.26
Progress 8
[0.04, 0.49]
Confidence interval
Getting a place
Admissions realism: not yet assessed

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Admissions and catchment

Council allocation figures

Not covered yet

Add a postcode to see where you would sit against past cut-offs.

We have not collected Norfolk council’s allocation figures for this school yet. We only show a verdict when we can cite the council’s published figures. Check Norfolk’s allocation booklet, or the school’s website.

Applications and offers

National offer day figures that councils report to the Department for Education. These are counts only: they do not show how far away the last child offered a place lived.

Year 7 entry

Year of entryPlaces offeredPut it firstFirst choices offeredApplications (any preference)
September 2026179165150 (91%)506
September 2025174185144 (78%)528
September 2024172162143 (88%)430
September 2023177176144 (82%)449
September 2022179160155 (97%)380

Source: Department for Education: Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, school-level data, published 18 June 2026. “–” means the figure was not published. The council’s own allocation figures are the official record: check Norfolk’s admissions page for cut-off distances, the admission rules and this year’s dates.

Performance over time

Attainment 8 over time

Progress 8 over time(not available 2024/25)

University destinations

Share of this school's sixth-form leavers who went on to Oxford or Cambridge, a Russell Group university, or a university in the top third by entry grades. Department for Education data for state-funded schools and colleges.

Oxford or Cambridge
1.7%
Average of 4 years (2015/16–2019/20 leavers), 131 students
330th of 2,082 in England · 7th of 26 in Norfolk
Russell Group
23.6%
Average of 4 years (2015/16–2019/20 leavers), 131 students
502nd of 2,082 in England · 5th of 26 in Norfolk
Top-third universities
28.3%
Average of 3 years (2019/20–2021/22 leavers), 201 students
624th of 2,063 in England · 5th of 25 in Norfolk
Left sixth formStudentsOxford or CambridgeRussell GroupTop-third universities
2021/22
2024-2025 tables
96Not publishedNot published30%
England 19%
2020/21
2023-2024 tables
85Not publishedNot published26%
England 24%
2019/20
2022-2023 tables
205%
England 1%
25%
England 18%
30%
England 20%
2018/19
2021-2022 tables
602%
England 1%
20%
England 15%
22%
England 17%
2017/18
2020-2021 tables
290%
England 1%
17%
England 16%
17%
England 18%
2015/16
2018-2019 tables
220%
England 1%
41%
England 14%
45%
England 19%
  • The DfE stopped publishing Oxbridge and Russell Group shares for individual schools after the 2022-23 performance tables (students who left in 2019/20). Top-third figures continue.
  • Figures are percentages of all students who finished 16 to 18 study at the school, counting those who sustained a university place in the two years after leaving.
  • Rankings use the average across years weighted by the number of students; a school needs at least 2 years and 50 students to be ranked. The top-third ranking uses the latest 3 years. Ranks are among state-funded schools and colleges.
  • '<0.5%' means above zero but under half a percent. 'Suppressed' means 5 or fewer students.
  • Source: Department for Education, 16 to 18 progression to higher education or training (Compare school and college performance, Explore education statistics).

Historical results

YearPupilsAtt8P85+ E&MEBacc %EBacc APS
2024/202517653.7—71.6%80.1%5.3
2023/202416549.0+0.2669.1%75.8%4.8
2022/202317348.3+0.2363.0%83.0%4.7
2021/202214449.9+0.2367.0%78.0%4.9

Nearby and similar schools

Other secondary schools in Norfolk for local comparison.

Norfolk hub
Notre Dame High School, Norwich
Ofsted GoodAttainment 8 61.3Progress 8 +0.60
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Wymondham College
Ofsted OutstandingAttainment 8 56.4Progress 8 +0.36
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Wayland Academy
Ofsted GoodAttainment 8 52.0Progress 8 +0.61
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School information

URN140815
Local authorityNorfolk
RegionEast of England
PhaseSecondary
TypeFree schools
Gender of entryMixed
Age range11-19
HeadteacherExecutive Principal Glen Allott
TrustINSPIRATION TRUST
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterNone
PostcodeNR3 1DD
Latest pupils176
FSM eligible28.0%

Contact and identifiers

46-48 Colegate, Norwich, Norfolk, NR3 1DD

http://www.inspirationtrust.org/janeaustencollegeView local authority page1603463800
DfE number4013
UKPRN10045920
Opened1 Sept 2014
GIAS updated27 Jan 2026

Data sources and freshness

Official record updated27 Jan 2026
Latest KS4 year2024/2025
Latest KS2 year—
Ofsted published16 Jun 2024

Latest Ofsted inspection

Outstanding
Quality of educationOutstanding
Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
Personal developmentOutstanding
Leadership and managementOutstanding
SafeguardingEffective
Inspection typeS5 Inspection
Category of concern—
Inspection date1 May 2024
Publication date16 Jun 2024
View Ofsted report