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Thetford Grammar School

URN
121245
Phase
Not applicable
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Thetford Grammar School
URN
121245
Phase
Not applicable
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3-19
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Limited Data

32 / 100

Limited Data

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

23

Inspection

—

Admissions Value

—

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

65

School Compass rankings

School rankings are not currently available.

School Compass recommendation

Insufficient Data

Not enough information is available to generate a recommendation.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Not recommended
  • Admissions pressure: Competition not available
  • Admissions risk: Moderate risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Below Average
  • National comparison: Higher crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

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Ofsted inspections

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Admissions

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Local authority
Norfolk
Admissions portal
Surrey admissions
School website
www.thetfordgrammar.co.uk

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 4 (secondary)

Key stage 4 (secondary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 4 performance for academic year 2024/25. Progress 8 is not published for this academic year.

Attainment 8

Attainment 8

35.4

Progress 8

Progress 8

Not published

English and maths grade 5 or above

English & maths 5+

0.0%

English and maths grade 4 or above

English & maths 4+

0.0%

EBacc entry

EBacc entry

0.0%

EBacc achievement

Location

IP24 3AF - Bridge ST, Thetford

Contact details

Address
Bridge ST, Thetford
Postcode
IP24 3AF
Phone
1842752840
Website
www.thetfordgrammar.co.uk
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Norfolk
Local authority code
926

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 932 schools in Norfolk.

Authority statistics

Total schools

932

Open schools

462

Closed schools

468

Primary schools

658

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • EBacc achievement

    0.0%

    Post-16 (A level)

    Average

    Post-16 (A level) data for academic year 2024/25

    Official Department for Education 16 to 18 performance (A level) for academic year 2024/25.

    Average point score per entry

    APS

    36.3

    Value added

    Value added

    +0.19

    AAB with two facilitating subjects

    AAB %

    26.3%

    Retention

    Retention %

    Not published

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    110

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary658 (70.9%)
    • Secondary110 (11.9%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other160 (17.2%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    The Damara School454 mNot applicableOpen
    Norwich Road Academy462 mPrimaryClosed
    Norwich Road Academy462 mPrimaryOpen
    Norwich Road Community Primary School462 mPrimaryClosed
    Redcastle Family School629 mPrimaryOpen
    Diamond Academy734 mPrimaryClosed
    Thetford Queensway Community Junior School734 mPrimaryClosed
    Queensway Junior Academy734 mPrimaryOpen
    Diamond Academy734 mPrimaryClosed
    Queensway Infant Academy and Nursery761 mPrimaryClosed
    • The Damara School
      Distance
      454 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Open
    • Norwich Road Academy
      Distance
      462 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Norwich Road Academy
      Distance
      462 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • Norwich Road Community Primary School
      Distance
      462 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Not applicable) and local authority (Norfolk)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Acorn Park SchoolNot applicableNR16 2HUOpen
    Alderman Jackson SchoolNot applicablePE30 3AEClosed
    All Hallows SchoolNot applicableNR35 2DUClosed
    All Saints SchoolNot applicableNR12 0DJOpen
    Argyll HouseNot applicableNR27 9JNClosed
    • Acorn Park School
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Postcode
      NR16 2HU
      Status
      Open
    • Alderman Jackson School
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Postcode
      PE30 3AE
      Status
      Closed
    • All Hallows School
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Postcode
      NR35 2DU
      Status
      Closed
    • All Saints School
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Postcode
      NR12 0DJ
      Status
      Open
    • Argyll House
    Redcastle Family School
    Distance
    629 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Diamond Academy
    Distance
    734 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Thetford Queensway Community Junior School
    Distance
    734 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Queensway Junior Academy
    Distance
    734 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Diamond Academy
    Distance
    734 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Queensway Infant Academy and Nursery
    Distance
    761 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Phase
    Not applicable
    Postcode
    NR27 9JN
    Status
    Closed