Wymondham College

Wymondham College is performing exceptionally well as evidenced by its outstanding ratings across all areas of the inspection. The school boasts a high-quality curriculum that enables students to achieve to an exceptionally high standard, with particular success noted among disadvantaged pupils and those with special educational needs and/or disabilities. There is a strong culture of positive behaviour and personal development, with students displaying high levels of respect, enthusiasm for learning, and a commitment to school values.

Strengths

• High-quality curriculum promotes exceptional achievement.
• Outstanding support for pupils with SEND.
• Strong emphasis on reading and literacy development.
• Positive behaviour and high attendance rates.
• Extensive personal development programs.
• Effective careers education leading to high progression rates to higher education.
• Strong leadership and commitment from trustees.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Wymondham College attended 94.1% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 13.0% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 1.9% of pupils at Wymondham College were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). 2 pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Wymondham College had 20.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 16.1% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 15.4% of pupils at Wymondham College were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 4.0% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Wymondham College received £12,816 and spent £12,648 for each of its 1,442 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £719,000 (£499 per pupil).

Across all 23 schools of Sapientia Education Trust, income was £8,533 and spending £8,510 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Wymondham · Norfolk local authority: places and applications

Wymondham College is part of Sapientia Education Trust, which runs 23 schools. The nearest others:

• Wymondham College Prep School Wymondham
• Attleborough Primary School Attleborough
• Attleborough Academy Attleborough
• Rosecroft Primary School Attleborough
• Old Buckenham Primary School Attleborough
• Old Buckenham High School Attleborough
• Great Hockham Primary School and Nursery Thetford
• Tivetshall Community Primary School Norwich
• City Academy Norwich Norwich
• Burston Community Primary School Diss

What is Wymondham College's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Wymondham College is Outstanding, from an inspection in December 2023.

When was Wymondham College last inspected by Ofsted?

Wymondham College was last inspected in December 2023.

How many pupils does Wymondham College have?

Wymondham College has 1,427 pupils on roll.

What age range does Wymondham College cover?

Wymondham College for pupils aged 11 to 18.

What are Wymondham College's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 56.7, and 67% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Wymondham College?

Wymondham College is at Golf Links Road, Morley, Wymondham, Norfolk, NR18 9SZ.