Wymondham College
Golf Links Road, Morley, Wymondham, NR18 9SZ
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- SAPIENTIA EDUCATION TRUST
- Principal
- Ms Emma Arrand
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Sponsor
- Sapientia Education Trust
- Constituency
- Mid Norfolk
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,258
- Pupils on roll
- 1,427
- URN
- 136481
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01953609000
About this school
Wymondham College is a secondary academy in Wymondham. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,427 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Sixth form
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 206 | 211 | 208 |
| Attainment 8 score | 53.9 | 55.5 | 56.4 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.34 +0.12 to +0.56 | +0.36 +0.15 to +0.57 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 57% | 66.4% | 66.8% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 80% | 84.8% | 85.1% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 80% | 90.5% | 86.5% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 5.1 | 5.3 | 5.4 |
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 Wymondham College 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 | 53.9 | 38.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 55.5 | 39.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 56.4 | 38.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,424 |
| 2023/24 | 1,434 |
| 2024/25 | 1,441 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Wymondham College compares
Wymondham College ranked 3rd of 53 secondary schools in Norfolk for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 89% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 56.4 | 5.9% | 10.2% | 1,427 | — |
| Attleborough Academy | 41.4 | 7.7% | 21.2% | 976 | 2.4 miles |
| Wymondham High Academy | 52.6 | 9% | 16.8% | 1,686 | 3.3 miles |
| Old Buckenham High School | 37.8 | 8.3% | 25.2% | 501 | 4.2 miles |
| Hethersett Academy | 59 | 7% | 14.5% | 1,250 | 6.5 miles |
| Long Stratton High School | 50.8 | 9.6% | 20.6% | 679 | 8.2 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 10.19%
- English as an additional language
- 10.8%
- Overall absence
- 5.94%
- Persistent absence
- 12.97%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Attleborough Academy2.4 miles
Secondary · Attleborough
-
Wymondham High Academy3.3 miles
Secondary · Wymondham
-
Old Buckenham High School4.2 miles
Secondary · Attleborough
-
Hethersett Academy6.5 miles
Secondary · Norwich
-
Long Stratton High School8.2 miles
Secondary · Norwich
Other schools in Wymondham
- Wymondham High Academy Secondary
- Ashleigh Primary School and Nursery, Wymondham Primary
- Browick Road Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Morley Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- Robert Kett Primary School Primary
- Silfield Oak Primary Academy Primary
- Spooner Row Primary School Primary
- Wicklewood Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Wymondham College Prep School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Wymondham College teach?
- Wymondham College teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Wymondham.
- Who is the principal of Wymondham College?
- The principal of Wymondham College is Ms Emma Arrand, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Wymondham College last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Wymondham College, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Wymondham College?
- Wymondham College has 1,427 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Wymondham College full?
- Wymondham College has capacity for 1,258 pupils and 1,427 on roll (113%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Wymondham College a faith school?
- No. Wymondham College has no designated religious character.
- Is Wymondham College a selective school?
- No. Wymondham College is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Wymondham College?
- Wymondham College is part of SAPIENTIA EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Wymondham College's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 53.9 in 2022/23 and 56.4 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Wymondham College rank locally?
- Wymondham College ranked 3rd of 53 secondary schools in Norfolk for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 89% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Wymondham College's absence rate?
- Wymondham College's overall absence rate is 5.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Wymondham College's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Wymondham College'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 1 July 2026.