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Harleston, East of England
The Harleston Sancroft Academy (a 3-16 Church of England School) is an all-through academy in Harleston, East of England.
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The Harleston Sancroft Academy (a 3-16 Church of England School) is an all-through academy in Harleston, East of England. It has not yet been rated by students on y.school. Be the first to rate this academy and help other students and parents understand what the school experience is really like.
In terms of academic performance, The Harleston Sancroft Academy (a 3-16 Church of England School) has a Progress 8 score of +0.04 (above the national average), an Attainment 8 score of 47.3, 64% of students achieving grade 4+ in English and Maths, 35% of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at KS2.
The school has 408 pupils on roll, a teacher turnover rate of 15.7%, 15% of pupils eligible for free school meals, an overall absence rate of 7.2%.
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The Harleston Sancroft Academy (a 3-16 Church of England School) has a Progress 8 score of +0.04, which is above the national average of 0. Progress 8 measures how much progress students make between the end of Key Stage 2 and their GCSE results, compared to students with similar starting points nationally.
The school's Attainment 8 score is 47.3. Attainment 8 measures the average achievement of students across 8 qualifications including English, Maths, three EBacc subjects, and three open group qualifications.
64% of students at The Harleston Sancroft Academy (a 3-16 Church of England School) achieved grade 4 or above in both English and Maths GCSEs.
At The Harleston Sancroft Academy (a 3-16 Church of England School), 35% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths combined at the end of Key Stage 2.
62% met the expected standard in reading and 44% in maths.
The Harleston Sancroft Academy (a 3-16 Church of England School) has an overall absence rate of 7.2%. The national average for primary schools was approximately 6.0% (DfE, 2023/24).
The teacher turnover rate at The Harleston Sancroft Academy (a 3-16 Church of England School) is 15.7%. This measures the percentage of teachers who left the school in the past year.
The Harleston Sancroft Academy (a 3-16 Church of England School) has 408 pupils on roll.
15% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, which is used as a proxy for socioeconomic disadvantage.
Based on the latest government data. Every child is different — use this as a starting point, not a verdict.
In context — vs similar-intake schools
Above par for its intakeThe Harleston Sancroft Academy (a 3-16 Church of England School) is in the upper half for Progress 8 among schools with a similar intake (11–17% of pupils eligible for free school meals).
Compared with 697 schools nationally that have a similar share of disadvantaged pupils (11–17% of pupils eligible for free school meals). Raw league-table positions are heavily shaped by intake; this comparison isolates how a school performs relative to others facing similar circumstances. Progress 8 already accounts for prior attainment. Source: Department for Education.
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National percentiles (100 = best) for the area around the school · 5/5 measures · Police.uk, DEFRA, NaPTAN, DfT STATS19, MHCLG IoD 2025.
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20% of pupils receive SEN (Special Educational Needs) support or have an Education, Health and Care plan.