Acorn Park School
Andrews Furlong, Mill Road, Norwich, NR16 2HU
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 4 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Co Headteacher Adam Masterson & Emma Willis
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Constituency
- Mid Norfolk
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 180
- Pupils on roll
- 175
- URN
- 135066
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01953888656
About this school
Acorn Park School is an independent special school in Norwich. It teaches children aged 4 to 19 and has 175 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Acorn Park School under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Acorn Park School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in May 2005, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 12 | 12 | 7 |
| Attainment 8 score | 8.3 | 19.5 | 18.9 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 14.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 8.3% | 28.6% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.4 | 1.6 | 0.9 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Acorn Park School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Norfolk average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.3 | 38.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 19.5 | 39.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 18.9 | 38.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 111 |
| 2023/24 | 128 |
| 2024/25 | 151 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 175
- Pupils on SEN support
- 0
Location
Nearby schools
-
Chapel Green School2.1 miles
Special schools · Old Buckenham
-
Aurora White House School3.0 miles
Special schools · Norwich
-
Aurora Eccles School3.0 miles
Special schools · Norwich
-
Kingsbrook School10.3 miles
Special schools · Norfolk
-
Banham Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Norwich
Other schools in Norwich
- All Saints School Special schools
- Aurora Eccles School Special schools
- Aurora White House School Special schools
- Banks House School Special schools
- Eaton Hall Specialist Academy Academies
- Future Education Special schools
- Hall School Special schools
- Harford Manor School, Norwich Special schools
- Red Balloon Educational Trust-Norfolk Special schools
- The Clare School Special schools
- The Lighthouse Special schools
- The Parkside School, Norwich Special schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Acorn Park School teach?
- Acorn Park School teaches children aged 4 to 19. It is a special school in Norwich.
- Who is the headteacher of Acorn Park School?
- The headteacher of Acorn Park School is Co Headteacher Adam Masterson & Emma Willis, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Acorn Park School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Acorn Park School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Acorn Park School?
- Acorn Park School has 175 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 19.
- Is Acorn Park School full?
- Acorn Park School has capacity for 180 pupils and 175 on roll (97%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Acorn Park School a faith school?
- No. Acorn Park School has no designated religious character.
- How have Acorn Park School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 8.3 in 2022/23 and 18.9 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Acorn Park School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Acorn Park School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 24 July 2026.