Alderman Peel High School
Academy converter · 606 pupils
76% stayed in education · Attainment 8 45.4
Academy converter
Acle Academy
- Pupils on roll
- 709of 711 places
- Free school meals
- 28.2%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 102
- Ofsted
- Good, 23 February 2022Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Acle High School (URN 121213, until 1 September 2012).
What the data says
Acle Academy has no sixth form. Of the 112 pupils who finished Year 11 there in 2023, 27% moved to a sixth form college, 46% to a further education college and 3% started an apprenticeship.
Design and Technology is unusually popular at GCSE: 31% of the year group took it, against 11% of pupils across England.
GCSE results in 2025 were in line with the national picture: Attainment 8 of 46.9 against 46.1 across England and 45.2 in Norfolk, with 47% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Almost every leaver found a sustained destination: only 2% were not in education, work or training six months on, against 6% nationally.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Norfolk and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Acle Academy | Norfolk | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 112 | 8,553 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 96% | 92% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 90% | 85% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 16% | 33% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 27% | 7% | 13% |
| — further education college | 46% | 43% | 37% |
| — other education | 1% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 3% | 4% | 3% |
| Employment | 3% | 4% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 2% | 6% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 3% | 3% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Acle Academy | Norfolk | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 46.9 | 45.2 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 47% | 45% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 67% | 65% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 32% | 43% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.18 | 4.05 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 19% | 25% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 29.9 | 34.1 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 50.8 | 48.8 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 0% | 12% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 101 | 99% | 88% | 21% | 22% | 80% |
| English Literature | 101 | 99% | 86% | 15% | 21% | 68% |
| English Language | 101 | 99% | 89% | 19% | 20% | 67% |
| Geography | 74 | 73% | 41% | 24% | 25% | 65% |
| Combined Science | 51 | 50% | 65% | 0% | 9% | 53% |
| Biology | 50 | 49% | 23% | 34% | 45% | 82% |
| Chemistry | 50 | 49% | 23% | 26% | 47% | 76% |
| Physics | 50 | 49% | 23% | 30% | 46% | 82% |
| History | 50 | 49% | 41% | 20% | 26% | 62% |
| Design and Technology | 32 | 31% | 11% | 9% | 23% | 72% |
| Physical Education | 24 | 24% | 11% | 8% | 24% | 33% |
| Computer Science | 22 | 22% | 13% | 9% | 30% | 32% |
| French | 17 | 17% | 18% | 35% | 29% | 71% |
| Art and Design | 16 | 16% | 7% | 13% | 24% | 88% |
| German | 15 | 15% | 5% | 27% | 33% | 80% |
| Modern Greek | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 33% | — |
| Spanish | 1 | 1% | 19% | — | 27% | — |
| Drama | 1 | 1% | 7% | — | 27% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospitality / Catering Studies | 53 | — | — |
| Sports Studies | 17 | — | — |
| Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined) | 14 | — | — |
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Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.