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Wayland Academy

Secondary Academy school in Thetford IP25 6BA

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  • School Reference Number: 137949
  • Address: Merton Road, Watton, Thetford IP25 6BA
  • Principal: Ms Lucy Austin
  • Telephone: 01953 881514
  • Website: inspirationtrust.org
  • Managing Organisation: Inspiration Trust
  • Type: Academies
  • Sub-Type: Academy converter
  • Phase: Secondary
  • Pupil Capacity: 750
  • Local Education Authority: Norfolk
  • Gender: Mixed
  • Age Range: 11 to 16
  • Admissions Policy: Non-selective
  • Active From: March 2012* (Academy Converter)

* Active From and To dates don't necessarily mean that a school opened or closed on those dates. Schools are allocated a new Reference Number when they change status in any way, for example when a local authority school converts to an academy or when schools are combined or merged.

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Latest Ofsted Rating

Inspected on 11/07/2023

Rating published on 25/09/2023

Overall effectiveness: Good

Quality of education: Good

Behaviour and attitudes: Good

Personal development: Good

Effectiveness of leadership and management: Good

All Ofsted Reports

Inspection DatePublication DateInspection TypeRatingPDF Link
11 July 2023 26 September 2023 School inspection Good
22 May 2019 19 June 2019 Full inspection Requires Improvement
16 January 2019 4 February 2019 Monitoring visit
24 April 2018 21 May 2018 Monitoring visit
10 January 2018 1 February 2018 Monitoring visit
18 October 2017 13 November 2017 Monitoring visit
27 April 2017 18 July 2017 Full inspection Inadequate
27 February 2013 20 March 2013 Full inspection Good
10 August 2012 13 August 2012 Academy conversion letter

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Information on this page is sumarised from two sources: EduBase, which is the government database of schools in England and Wales, and Ofsted, which is responsible for inspecting schools and educational establishments in England. You can view the full, unedited data from these providers below. Ofsted data will only be available for currently active registrations and recently closed registrations.

Unique Reference Number137949
Local Authority Code926
Local Authority NameNorfolk
Establishment Number4031
School / College NameWayland Academy
Establishment Type Code34
Establishment typeAcademy converter
Establishment Type Group Code10
Establishment Type GroupAcademies
Establishment Status Code1
Establishment statusOpen
Reason Establishment Opened Code10
Reason establishment openedAcademy Converter
Open date01-03-2012
Reason Establishment Closed Code99
Reason establishment closed
Close date
Phase Of Education Code 4
Phase of educationSecondary
Age range Low11
Age range High16
Boarders Code1
BoardersNo boarders
Nursery provisionNot applicable
Official Sixth Form Code2
Official sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
Gender Code3
Gender of entryMixed
Religious Character Code00
Religious characterDoes not apply
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Diocese Code0000
DioceseNot applicable
Admissions Policy Code4
Admissons policyNon-selective
School capacity750
Special Classes Code2
Special classesNo Special Classes
Census Date18-01-2024
Number of Pupils569
Number of Boys287
Number of Girls282
Percentage Free School Meals26.40
Trust School Flag Code3
Trust School Flag Supported by a multi-academy trust
Trusts Code3531
Academy trust or TrustINSPIRATION TRUST
School Sponsor FlagLinked to a sponsor
Academy sponsorInspiration Trust
Federation FlagNot applicable
Federations Code
Federation
UKPRN10036756
FEHE Identifier
Further education typeNot applicable
Last Changed Date01-01-2025
StreetMerton Road
LocalityWatton
Address3
TownThetford
County (name)Norfolk
PostcodeIP25 6BA
Websitewww.inspirationtrust.org/wayland-academy
Telephone01953881514
Headteacher/Principal titleMs
Headteacher/Principal first nameLucy
Headteacher/Principal last nameAustin
Headteacher/Principal Job TitlePrincipal
BSO Inspectorate NameNot applicable
Inspectorate Report
Date of Last Inspection Visit
Next Inspection Visit
Teenage mothers provisionNot applicable
Teenage mothers capacity
Childcare facilities provisionNot applicable
SEN facilitiesNot applicable
Pupils with EBDNot applicable
Number of places
Full time provision
Pupils educated by other providersNot applicable
Section 41 approvedNot applicable
SEN provision
Type of resourced provisionNot applicable
Resourced provision number on roll
Resourced provision capacity
SEN unit number on roll
SEN unit capacity
Government Office Region CodeG
Government Office RegionEast of England
District CodeE07000143
DistrictBreckland
Ward CodeE05010263
WardWatton
Parliamentary Constituency CodeE14001365
Parliamentary ConstituencyMid Norfolk
Urban/Rural CodeD1
Urban/Rural Description(England/Wales) Rural town and fringe
GSS LA CodeE10000020
Easting591525
Northing300203
Middle Super Output Area (MSOA)Breckland 009
Lower Super Output Area (LSOA)Breckland 009E
Inspectorate Name
Number of special pupils under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Number of special pupils not under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Boarding Establishment
Proprietor's Name
Previous Local Authority Code999
Previous local authority
Previous establishment number
Country
UPRN100091498233
Site Name
QAB Code0
QAB NameNot applicable
Establishment Accredited Code0
Establishment AccreditedNot applicable
QAB Report
CH Number
MSOA CodeE02005511
LSOA CodeE01026490
Free School Meals150
Accreditation Expiry Date
URN137949
Web Linkhttp://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/137949
LAESTAB9264031
School nameWayland Academy
Ofsted phaseSecondary
Type of educationAcademy Converter
School open date01/03/2012
Admissions policyNon-selective
Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
Designated religious characterDoes not apply
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Faith groupingNon-faith
Ofsted regionEast of England
RegionEast of England
Local authorityNorfolk
Parliamentary constituencyMid Norfolk
Multi-academy trust UID3531
Multi-academy trust nameInspiration Trust
Academy sponsor UID3530
Academy sponsor nameInspiration Trust
PostcodeIP25 6BA
Number of warning notices issued in 2023/24 academic yearN/A
The income deprivation affecting children index (IDACI) quintile2
Total number of pupils569
Statutory lowest age11
Statutory highest age16
Latest ungraded inspection number since last graded inspectionN/A
Does the ungraded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?N/A
URN at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
LAESTAB at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
School name at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
School type at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
Number of ungraded inspections since the last graded inspectionN/A
Date of latest ungraded inspectionN/A
Ungraded inspection publication dateN/A
Did the latest ungraded inspection convert to a graded inspection?N/A
Ungraded inspection overall outcomeN/A
Number of monitoring and urgent inspections since last graded inspectionN/A
Inspection number of latest graded inspection10255123
Inspection typeRequires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Inspection type groupingRequires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Event type groupingSchools - S5
Inspection start date11/07/2023
Publication date25/09/2023
Does the latest graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of latest graded inspection137949
LAESTAB at time of latest graded inspection9264031
School name at time of latest graded inspectionWayland Academy
School type at time of latest graded inspectionAcademy Converter
Current school type used for chart C6Academy converter
Overall effectivenessGood
Category of concernN/A
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Effectiveness of leadership and managementGood
Safeguarding is effective?Yes
Early years provisionN/A
Sixth form provisionN/A
Previous inspection number10040358
Previous inspection start date22/05/2019
Previous publication date18/06/2019
Does the previous graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of previous graded inspection137949
LAESTAB at time of previous graded inspection9264031
School name at time of previous graded inspectionWayland Academy
School type at time of previous graded inspectionAcademy Converter
Previous graded inspection overall effectiveness3
Previous category of concernN/A
Previous quality of educationN/A
Previous behaviour and attitudesN/A
Previous personal developmentN/A
Previous effectiveness of leadership and managementRequires Improvement
Previous safeguarding is effective?Yes
Previous early years provisionN/A
Previous sixth form provisionN/A

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