The Thetford Academy
Academy sponsor ledSecondaryAges 11–19MixedSixth form
Croxton Road, Thetford, IP24 1LH
Principal · Miss Ina Coubrough
From Get Information About Schools (DfE), updated 2 September 2026. Report a correction
Key facts
Pupils1,398Capacity 2,050
OfstedStandards maintainedInspected 2 April 2025
TrustInspiration Trust
Free school meals31.5%
SEN provisionResourced provision
Ofsted
Standards maintained
Ungraded inspection on 2 April 2025.
Last graded inspection, 4 March 2020:
- Overall effectivenessGood
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- Sixth formRequires improvement
- SafeguardingEffective
Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 31 August 2026.
Year 7 applications close 31 October 2026
For September 2027. Apply through Norfolk council, not the school. National offer day is 1 March 2027.
How to apply in NorfolkApplications for September 2026
All 218 families who put it first were offered a place.
Places offered232
Applications255
First choice218
First-choice offers218
Applications count every family who named the school as any preference. Figures change every year, so they are a guide, not a guarantee.
Source: Department for Education, Primary and secondary school applications and offers 2026 (on-time applications, national offer day).