Jane Austen College is a mixed secondary free school in Norwich, Norfolk County Council, teaching 1,085 pupils aged 11 to 19. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its last graded inspection in May 2024. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 53.7 (England 46.1). The 2025–2026 school year runs from 4 September 2025 to 17 July 2026.

Ofsted inspection

The latest published Ofsted judgement for Jane Austen College.

Latest inspection
Outstanding Overall effectiveness
Quality of educationOutstanding
Behaviour & attitudesOutstanding
Personal developmentOutstanding
Leadership & managementOutstanding
Sixth formOutstanding
S5 Inspection · Inspected 1 May 2024 · Published 16 Jun 2024
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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 Jane Austen College.

Jane Austen College 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
  • 1–3 Inset Days
  • 4 First Day of Autumn Term
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
  • 20–31 Autumn Half Term Holiday
November 2025
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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
  • 19 Last Day of Autumn Term
  • 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 First Day of Spring Term
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
  • 27 Last Day of Spring Term
  • 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
  • 13 First Day of Summer Term
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
  • 25–29 Summer Half Term Holiday
  • 25 Spring Bank 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
  • 17 Last Day of Summer Term
  • 20–31 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
September 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
  • 1–2 Summer Holiday

Key dates (2025–2026)

  • Inset Days Sep 1-3, 2025 Inset Day
  • First Day of Autumn Term Sep 4, 2025 Term
  • Autumn Half Term Holiday Oct 20-31, 2025 Holiday
  • Last Day of Autumn Term Dec 19, 2025 Term
  • Christmas Holiday Dec 22, 2025 - Jan 2, 2026 Holiday
  • First Day of Spring Term Jan 5, 2026 Term
  • Spring Half Term Holiday Feb 16-20, 2026 Holiday
  • Last Day of Spring Term Mar 27, 2026 Term
  • Easter Holiday Mar 30 - Apr 10, 2026 Holiday
  • First Day of Summer Term Apr 13, 2026 Term
  • Summer Half Term Holiday May 25-29, 2026 Holiday
  • Last Day of Summer Term Jul 17, 2026 Term
  • Summer Holiday Jul 20 - Sep 2, 2026 Holiday
  • Christmas Day Bank Holiday Dec 25, 2025 Holiday
  • Boxing Day Bank Holiday Dec 26, 2025 Holiday
  • New Year's Day Bank Holiday Jan 1, 2026 Holiday
  • Good Friday Bank Holiday Apr 3, 2026 Holiday
  • Easter Monday Bank Holiday Apr 6, 2026 Holiday
  • Early May Bank Holiday May 4, 2026 Holiday
  • Spring Bank Holiday May 25, 2026 Holiday

Exam results & performance

DfE performance tables Official results, 2024–2025 GOV.UK ↗
53.7 Attainment 8 England 46.1 Top 15%
64.2% Grade 5+ English & maths England 45.4% Top 12%
40.03 A level average score England 35 Top 17%
17.3% Persistent absence England 17.8%

The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Jane Austen College with Norfolk County Council and England.

Key stage 4 (GCSE) 53.7 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 53.7
Norfolk County Council 45.2 England 46.1 +7.6 vs England
Grade 5+ in English & maths · A strong pass 64.2%
Norfolk County Council 44.9% England 45.4% +18.8 vs England
Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils 45.7
Norfolk County Council 34.1 England 34.9 +10.8 vs England
Disadvantage gap · Attainment 8 points; smaller is better 11.1
Norfolk County Council 14.7 England 15.5 -4.4 vs England
Disadvantaged pupils in the year group · Context for the scores above 28.4%
Norfolk County Council 24.8% England 28.2%
Pupils in the year group · Small cohorts swing wildly 176
16 to 18 (A level & sixth form) 40.03 A level average point score

Results for students finishing post-16 study.

This school Norfolk County Council England

A level average point score · Per entry, 50 = A* 40.03
Norfolk County Council 33.65 England 35 +5 vs England
A level students · Small cohorts swing wildly 101
Attendance 17.3% 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 17.3%
Norfolk County Council 17.8% England 17.8% -0.5 vs England
Overall absence · Lower is better 6.9%
Norfolk County Council 7% England 6.8% +0.2 vs England
What pupils do after GCSEs 92% 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 92%
Norfolk County Council 92% England 92% in line with England
Same, for disadvantaged pupils 84%
Norfolk County Council 83% England 83% +1 vs England
What students do after 16 to 18 study 92% In education, apprenticeship or work

Destinations the year after finishing post-16 study.

This school Norfolk County Council England

In education, apprenticeship or work 92%
Norfolk County Council 78% England 79% +13 vs England
Went to higher education 62%
Norfolk County Council 28% England 37% +25 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 Jane Austen College. 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 Jane Austen College 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.