The Nicholas Hamond Academy
Academy · Year 7–Year 11 · 710 pupils
Wayland Academy
Merton Road, Watton, Thetford IP25 6BA
Year groups
Year 7–Year 11
Secondary
Pupils
564
On roll
Ages
11–16
Capacity 750
Local authority
Norfolk
Inspiration Trust
Schola Grade 8
GCSE-style grade (9–1) · compared with 3,207 state-funded secondary schools in England · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other state-funded secondary schools in England; the line marks the middle. Data: key stage 2 tests, GCSE results (Attainment 8) and persistent absence, 2024/25 (Department for Education).
About Wayland Academy
Wayland Academy is a secondary academy in Thetford, Norfolk, for pupils aged 11–16 (Year 7–Year 11). It is part of Inspiration Trust.
It has 564 pupils on roll and room for 750. Its Schola Grade is 8 on the GCSE-style 9–1 scale, compared with 3,207 state-funded secondary schools in England.
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Academy · What this means
- Level
- Secondary
- Year groups
- Year 7–Year 11
- Ages
- 11–16
- Official type
- Academy converter
- Pupils on roll
- 564
- Capacity
- 750 pupils
- Free school meals
- 27.80% of pupils eligible
- Academy trust
- Inspiration Trust
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Nation
- England
- URN
- 137949
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