SCHOOL PROFILE

The Open Academy: data, trends and context

The Open Academy is a secondary school in Norfolk. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.

School identity

URN
135650
Phase
Secondary
Establishment type
Academy sponsor led
Status
Open
Local authority
Norfolk
Region
East of England
Trust
THE DIOCESE OF NORWICH EDUCATION AND ACADEMIES TRUST
Postcode
NR7 9DL
Gender intake
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
School website

Pupil and community context

Pupils on roll
529
FSM eligible
39.7%
EAL / First language other than English
14.0%
SEND (total)
36.5%
SEN Support
28.4%
EHCP
8.1%
White British
76.9%

Attendance and absence (2024/25)

Attendance rate
87.6%
Overall absence
12.4%
Persistent absence
32.7%
Severe absence
8.4%

Current benchmarks (2025/26 to date)

Secondary schools
ComparatorAttendanceOverall absenceUnauthorised
NorfolkLocal authority90.8%9.2%3.1%
East of EnglandRegion91.5%8.5%2.9%
EnglandEngland91.4%8.6%3.3%

Session-weighted year-to-date rates to 17 July 2026. Source: DfE Explore Education Statistics, pupil attendance (daily), published 6 August 2026. The school figures above are from a different published year, so no direct difference is shown.

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

Suspension rate
61.1%
Pupils with 1+ suspension
13.6%
Permanent exclusion rate
0.89%

Attainment and Progress 8 (2024/25)

Attainment 8
36.7
English & maths grade 5+
34.6%
English & maths grade 4+
51.0%

Data sources and last updated

  • Published Department for Education and Ofsted data.
  • Historical predecessor information is shown only where the DfE lineage record has been validated. It is clearly labelled as historical predecessor-establishment data.
  • Missing or suppressed values are shown as gaps, never as zero.
  • For interactive comparisons with 25 contextually similar schools, open this school in School DNA.
  • Profile last updated: 2026-07-07.

Contextual comparison

See The Open Academy against 25 similar schools

Explore in School DNA

The Open Academy is a secondary school in Norfolk. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.