Sprowston Community Academy
Academy sponsor ledSecondaryAges 11–18MixedSixth form
Cannerby Lane, Sprowston, Norwich, NR7 8NE
Headteacher · Ms Liz Wood
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Key facts
Pupils1,702Capacity 1,767
OfstedReport cardInspected 6 May 2026
TrustBroad Horizons Education Trust
Free school meals22.1%
Ofsted
Report card from the inspection on 6 May 2026.
- InclusionExpected standard
- Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
- AchievementExpected standard
- Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
- Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
- Sixth formExpected standard
- Leadership and governanceExpected standard
- SafeguardingMet
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 261 families who put it first were offered a place.
Places offered277
Applications440
First choice261
First-choice offers261
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).
Nearby schools for the same ages
- The Open Academy0.5 mi
- Sewell Park Academy1.1 mi
- Thorpe St Andrew School and Sixth Form1.7 mi
- Jane Austen College1.8 mi
- Sir Isaac Newton Sixth Form Free School2.2 mi