UK Schools
The Open Academy
The Open Academy is a mixed secondary academy in Norwich, Norfolk County Council, teaching 529 pupils aged 11 to 19. Ofsted rated it Good at its last graded inspection in March 2023. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 36.7 (England 46.1). The 2025–2026 school year runs from 3 September 2025 to 17 July 2026.
Ofsted inspection
The latest published Ofsted judgement for The Open Academy.
Scale: Outstanding Good Requires improvement Inadequate
Term dates & holidays 2025–2026
Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for The Open Academy.
- 3–30 Autumn Term
- 1–24 Autumn Term
- 27–31 Autumn Half Term Holiday
- 3–30 Autumn Term
- 1–19 Autumn Term
- 22–31 Christmas Holiday
- 1–5 Christmas Holiday
- 6–31 Spring Term
- 1–13 Spring Term
- 16–20 Spring Half Term Holiday
- 23–28 Spring Term
- 1–27 Spring Term
- 30–31 Easter Holiday
- 1–13 Easter Holiday
- 14–30 Summer Term (includes May 4 Bank Holiday)
- 1–22 Summer Term (includes May 4 Bank Holiday)
- 25–29 Summer Half Term Holiday
- 1–30 Summer Term
- 1–17 Summer Term
Key dates (2025–2026)
- Autumn Term Sep 3, 2025 - Oct 24, 2025 Term
- Autumn Half Term Holiday Oct 27, 2025 - Oct 31, 2025 Holiday
- Autumn Term Nov 3, 2025 - Dec 19, 2025 Term
- Christmas Holiday Dec 22, 2025 - Jan 5, 2026 Holiday
- Spring Term Jan 6, 2026 - Feb 13, 2026 Term
- Spring Half Term Holiday Feb 16, 2026 - Feb 20, 2026 Holiday
- Spring Term Feb 23, 2026 - Mar 27, 2026 Term
- Easter Holiday Mar 30, 2026 - Apr 13, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Term (includes May 4 Bank Holiday) Apr 14, 2026 - May 22, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Half Term Holiday May 25, 2026 - May 29, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Term Jun 1, 2026 - Jul 17, 2026 Term
Exam results & performance
The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare The Open Academy with Norfolk County Council and England.
Key stage 4 (GCSE) 36.7 Attainment 8 score
Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
This school Norfolk County Council England
16 to 18 (A level & sixth form) 17.21 A level average point score
Results for students finishing post-16 study.
This school Norfolk County Council England
Attendance 32.7% Persistently absent pupils
Absence across the whole school year.
This school Norfolk County Council England
What pupils do after GCSEs 87% In education, apprenticeship or work
Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.
This school Norfolk County Council England
What students do after 16 to 18 study 74% In education, apprenticeship or work
Destinations the year after finishing post-16 study.
This school Norfolk County Council 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 The Open 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 only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to The Open 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.