The Open Academy
Academy sponsor led · Secondary
Norwich · NR7 9DL · Norfolk
Ages 11–19
Status: Open
1.4 miles away
OpenSecondaryURN 143278
Thorpe St Andrew School and Sixth Form
Academy converter · Norwich · NR7 0XS
Phase
Secondary
Age range
Ages 11–18
Pupils
1,830
Local authority
Norfolk
Age range
Ages 11–18
05111619
Provision snapshot
Based on official GIAS characteristics
2 / 6
- NurseryNo Nursery Classes
- Sixth formHas a sixth form
- BoardingNo boarders
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy converter (secondary), Ages 11–18, in Norwich, Norfolk, 1,830 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, academy, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 16.7%.
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Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
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Ages 11–18
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Ages 11–16
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Academy converter · Secondary
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Ages 11–18
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Overview
- School type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Status
- Open
- URN
- 143278
Location
- Address
- Laundry Lane, Thorpe St Andrew
- Postcode
- NR7 0XS
- Town
- Norwich
- County
- Norfolk
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- District
- Broadland
- Constituency
- Norwich North
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Size & intake
Pupil numbers and free school meals come from the GIAS school census fields. Capacity fill is calculated when both pupils and capacity are published. Census date: 15 Jan 2026.
- Pupils on roll
- 1,830
- Boys / girls
- 957 / 873
- School capacity
- 1,892
- Capacity fill
- 1,830 / 1,892 (97%)
- Free school meals
- 16.7%
- FSM pupils
- 242
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Gender
- Mixed
School characteristics
- Nursery provision
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Academy trust: BROAD HORIZONS EDUCATION TRUST
- Academy trust
- BROAD HORIZONS EDUCATION TRUST
- Sponsor
- Broad Horizons Education Trust
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Penny Bignell
- Telephone
- 01603497711