Jane Austen College

Jane Austen College is performing exceptionally well, achieving outstanding grades across all areas of the inspection. The school has made significant improvements since its last inspection and is noted for its strong leadership and management, which is underpinned by the support of the Inspiration Trust. Students exhibit remarkable relationships with staff, empowering them to excel academically while benefiting from an enriching curriculum that promotes personal development. The school’s environment fosters positive mental health and well-being, contributing to high attendance rates and limited behavior incidents.

Strengths

• Exceptional quality of education across all subjects.
• Strong relationships between pupils and staff.
• High expectations leading to outstanding pupil outcomes.
• Extensive pastoral support for mental health.
• Inspiring lessons that engage pupils.
• A comprehensive character curriculum promoting respect and tolerance.
• High levels of academic ambition for all pupils.
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs.

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 Jane Austen College attended 93.1% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 17.3% 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, 5.4% of pupils at Jane Austen College were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). One pupil was 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 Jane Austen College had 18.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 9.2% 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, 8.9% of pupils at Jane Austen 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 Jane Austen College received £7,403 and spent £7,584 for each of its 1,107 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £449,000 (£405 per pupil).

Across all 18 schools of Inspiration Trust, income was £8,318 and spending £8,382 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 Norwich · Norfolk local authority: places and applications

Jane Austen College is part of Inspiration Trust, which runs 18 schools. The nearest others:

• Sir Isaac Newton Sixth Form Free School Norwich
• Charles Darwin Primary School Norwich
• Hewett Academy Norwich
• Norwich Primary Academy Norwich
• Cringleford Prep Cringleford
• Hethersett Academy Norwich
• Cobholm Primary Academy Great Yarmouth
• Stradbroke Primary Academy Great Yarmouth
• Great Yarmouth Charter Academy Great Yarmouth
• Great Yarmouth Primary Academy and Nursery Great Yarmouth

What is Jane Austen College's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Jane Austen College is Outstanding, from an inspection in June 2024.

When was Jane Austen College last inspected by Ofsted?

Jane Austen College was last inspected in June 2024.

How many pupils does Jane Austen College have?

Jane Austen College has 1,085 pupils on roll.

What age range does Jane Austen College cover?

Jane Austen College for pupils aged 11 to 19.

What are Jane Austen College's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 52.2, and 59% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Jane Austen College?

Jane Austen College is at 46-48 Colegate, Norwich, Norfolk, NR3 1DD.