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Acle Academy
Context
Principal
Mrs Helen Watts
Multi-school
The Wensum Trust (Academy Trust)
Cluster
Age range
11-16
Status
Academy Converter
Type
Secondary
DfE Number
5405
Contact details
Address
Acle Academy
South Walsham Road
Acle
Norwich
NR13 3ER
Telephone
01493-750431
Map
Areas
School & Community Zone
LA Area
North & East
Diocese
Not Applicable
Councillor division
Acle
District
Broadland
Councillor
Lana Hempsall (Conservative)
Pupil numbers
Number on Roll (May 2025)
690
Planned admission numbers (2025/26)
142
Planned admission numbers (2026/27)
142
Proposed Admission numbers (2027/28)
120
SEND Provision
Mixed year groups
None
School visits
  • Open days
  • Individual visits
  • Open evenings
Transition support
  • Bespoke Transition package
  • Small group visits
  • Large group visits
  • Home visits
  • Transition week
Mental health support
  • Qualified counsellor
  • Mental Health Champion
  • Emotional literacy support assistant (ELSA)
Independence Curriculum Offer
  • TITAN Travel training
Curriculum Offer
Number on Roll (NOR) detail
NOR May 2025
Yr 7168
Yr 8166
Yr 9135
Yr 10120
Yr 11101
Total690
Admissions policy

School admission policy : 2025/26 (Agreed)

THIS SCHOOL WAS OVER-SUBSCRIBED FOR SEPTEMBER 2024

Where applications for admission exceed the number of places available, the following criteria will be applied in the order set out below:

1. A student who holds a statement of Special Education Needs or Education Health and Care Place and the school is named.

2. A student who is in the care of the local authority or provided with accommodation by that authority, being designated a looked after child or previously looked after.

3. Siblings of students who will be registered in years 7 to 11 at the school on the first day of term when the applicant student will be joining the school

  
4.Children attending one of the designated feeder schools and living within the catchment area of the school 

5. Children attending one of the designated feeder schools and living outside the catchment area of the school 

6. Children of staff  

7 .Other applications.

If all students within any of the above rules cannot be offered a place, the highest priority will be given to children living nearest to the school within the rule. To determine who lives nearest, distance will be measured as the crow flies.

Show School admission policy : 2026/27 (Agreed)

Show School admission policy : 2027/28 (Proposed)

School admission policy : 2026/27 (Agreed)

Where applications for admission exceed the number of places available, the following criteria will be applied in the order set out below:


1. A student who holds a statement of Special Education Needs or Education Health and Care Place and the school is named.

2. A student who is in the care of the local authority or provided with accommodation by that authority, being designated a looked after child or previously looked after.

3. Siblings of students who will be registered in years 7 to 11 at the school on the first day of term when the applicant student will be joining the school

  
4.Children attending one of the designated feeder schools and living within the catchment area of the school 

5. Children attending one of the designated feeder schools and living outside the catchment area of the school 

6. Children of staff  

7 .Other applications.

If all students within any of the above rules cannot be offered a place, the highest priority will be given to children living nearest to the school within the rule. To determine who lives nearest, distance will be measured as the crow flies.

Show School admission policy : 2025/26 (Agreed)

Show School admission policy : 2027/28 (Proposed)

School admission policy : 2027/28 (Proposed)

The Wensum Trust wishes to amend the oversubscription criteria for Acle Academy to include a priority for children living within the catchment area of the school.

The proposed changes would be as follows:

1. ‘Looked After Children’ in the care of the LA or being provided accommodation by the LA or

children who were previously looked after but immediately after being looked after became

subject to an adoption, residence or special guardianship order.

2. Siblings of students who will be registered students in years 7-11 at the School on the first day

of the term when the applicant student would be joining the School.

3. Children attending one of our designated feeder schools and living within the catchment area of the school in accordance with the boundaries drawn up by the LA.

4. Children attending one of our designated feeder schools and not living in the catchment area of the school in accordance with the boundaries drawn up by the LA.

5. Children of staff:

a.) where the member of staff has been employed at the school for two or more years at

the time at which the application for admission to the school is made or

b.) where the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a

demonstrable skill shortage.

6. Children living within the catchment area of the school

7. Other applicants.

A full version of the proposed changes to the admission arrangements is available to view on the school’s website Acle Academy Proposed Admission Policy 2027-2028 or in hard copy from the school office.

If you would like to comment on the above proposed admissions policy please email admissions@norfolk.gov.uk, letting us know which school's policy you want to comment on, and any comments on it that you would like to share with us.

Show School admission policy : 2026/27 (Agreed)

Show School admission policy : 2025/26 (Agreed)