Acle Academy is a mixed secondary academy in Norwich, Norfolk County Council, teaching 709 pupils aged 11 to 16. Ofsted rated it Good at its last graded inspection in February 2022. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 46.9 (England 46.1). Its 2025–2026 calendar lists 15 holidays and 3 INSET days.

Ofsted inspection

The latest published Ofsted judgement for Acle Academy.

Latest inspection
Good Overall effectiveness
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour & attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership & managementGood
Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 · Inspected 23 Feb 2022 · Published 10 May 2022
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Scale: Outstanding Good Requires improvement Inadequate

Term dates & holidays 2025–2026

Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Acle Academy.

Acle Academy term dates calendar 2025–2026
Official term-dates calendar · 2025–2026 · source

Interactive Calendar

September 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  • 1 Inset Day
  • 2 First Day of School
October 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 27–31 Autumn Half Term Holiday
November 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
December 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 22–31 Christmas Holiday
  • 25 Christmas Day (Bank Holiday)
  • 26 Boxing Day (Bank Holiday)
January 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1–2 Christmas Holiday
  • 1 New Year's Day (Bank Holiday)
  • 5 Inset Day
February 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
  • 16–20 Spring Half Term Holiday
March 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 30–31 Easter Holiday
April 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  • 1–10 Easter Holiday
  • 3 Good Friday (Bank Holiday)
  • 6 Easter Monday (Bank Holiday)
  • 6–10 Pupil Holiday
  • 13 Inset Day
May 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 4 Early May Bank Holiday
  • 25 Spring Bank Holiday
  • 26–29 Summer Half Term Holiday
June 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
July 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 21–31 Summer Holiday
August 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1–31 Summer Holiday
  • 31 Summer Bank Holiday

Key dates (2025–2026)

  • Inset Day Sep 1, 2025 Inset Day
  • First Day of School Sep 2, 2025 Event
  • Autumn Half Term Holiday Oct 27-31, 2025 Holiday
  • Christmas Holiday Dec 22, 2025 - Jan 2, 2026 Holiday
  • New Year's Day (Bank Holiday) Jan 1, 2026 Holiday
  • Inset Day Jan 5, 2026 Inset Day
  • Spring Half Term Holiday Feb 16-20, 2026 Holiday
  • Easter Holiday Mar 30-31, 2026 Holiday
  • Easter Holiday Apr 1-10, 2026 Holiday
  • Good Friday (Bank Holiday) Apr 3, 2026 Holiday
  • Easter Monday (Bank Holiday) Apr 6, 2026 Holiday
  • Pupil Holiday Apr 6-10, 2026 Holiday
  • Inset Day Apr 13, 2026 Inset Day
  • Early May Bank Holiday May 4, 2026 Holiday
  • Spring Bank Holiday May 25, 2026 Holiday
  • Summer Half Term Holiday May 26-29, 2026 Holiday
  • Summer Holiday Jul 21-31, 2026 Holiday
  • Summer Holiday Aug 1-31, 2026 Holiday
  • Summer Bank Holiday Aug 31, 2026 Holiday
  • Christmas Day (Bank Holiday) Dec 25, 2025 Holiday
  • Boxing Day (Bank Holiday) Dec 26, 2025 Holiday

Exam results & performance

DfE performance tables Official results, 2024–2025 GOV.UK ↗
46.9 Attainment 8 England 46.1 Top 35%
47.1% Grade 5+ English & maths England 45.4% Top 33%
27.6% Persistent absence England 17.8%

The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Acle Academy with Norfolk County Council and England.

Key stage 4 (GCSE) 46.9 Attainment 8 score

Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.

This school Norfolk County Council England

Attainment 8 score · Average across 8 GCSEs, out of 90 46.9
Norfolk County Council 45.2 England 46.1 in line with England
Grade 5+ in English & maths · A strong pass 47.1%
Norfolk County Council 44.9% England 45.4% +1.7 vs England
Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils 29.9
Norfolk County Council 34.1 England 34.9 -5 vs England
Disadvantage gap · Attainment 8 points; smaller is better 20.9
Norfolk County Council 14.7 England 15.5 +5.4 vs England
Disadvantaged pupils in the year group · Context for the scores above 18.6%
Norfolk County Council 24.8% England 28.2%
Pupils in the year group · Small cohorts swing wildly 102
Attendance 27.6% Persistently absent pupils

Absence across the whole school year.

This school Norfolk County Council England

Persistently absent pupils · Missed 10%+ of sessions; lower is better 27.6%
Norfolk County Council 17.8% England 17.8% +9.8 vs England
Overall absence · Lower is better 10.6%
Norfolk County Council 7% England 6.8% +3.8 vs England
What pupils do after GCSEs 96% In education, apprenticeship or work

Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.

This school Norfolk County Council England

In education, apprenticeship or work 96%
Norfolk County Council 92% England 92% +4 vs England
Same, for disadvantaged pupils 100%
Norfolk County Council 83% England 83% +17 vs England
About this data source & caveats

Progress 8 is not published for 2024–2025. This year group missed their key stage 2 tests in 2020, so there is no baseline to measure progress from.

Attendance comparisons are pupil-weighted averages we calculate from every school’s published absence figure — the DfE absence file has no local authority or England rows of its own.

We show the headline measures only. Threshold and curriculum-policy figures — grade 4+ in English and maths, EBacc entry and points, the per-subject key stage 2 breakdown, academic and applied splits at 16 to 18 — reflect admissions and curriculum choices more than school quality, so they are left to GOV.UK. Progress measures matter most because they compare pupils with others who started at the same level; attainment on its own largely tracks a school’s intake.

Figures are the Department for Education’s official published results for Acle Academy. Results are suppressed where too few pupils were entered. England figures are the average for state-funded schools. “Top x%” is this school’s position among all schools in England with a published figure for that measure — the DfE does not publish league table rankings.

Source: Compare school and college performance, Department for Education. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Location & catchment area

Indicative catchment Other secondary schools

Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to Acle Academy than to any other secondary school. Real admissions depend on the school’s own policy (straight-line distance, siblings, faith, feeder schools and available places) and change each year. Always confirm with the school and local authority admissions team.