The Nicholas Hamond Academy
Brandon Road, Swaffham, PE37 7DZ
710 pupils · 85% of 840 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- ACADEMY TRANSFORMATION TRUST
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Free school meals
- 28.9%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 17 March 2026, published 16 June 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 38.4 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 29.1% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 51.8% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 44.5% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 154 | 154 | 185 | 154 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 155 | 134 | 165 | 144 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 140 | 138 | 167 | 139 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 137 | 131 | 144 | 133 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 145 | 121 | 145 | 132 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 132 | 113 | 133 | 117 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 122 | 116 | 144 | 119 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 147 | 146 | 173 | 147 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Wayland Academy 12.3 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Iceni Secondary Academy 15.3 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Northgate High School 18 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Dereham Neatherd High School 18.7 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Downham Market Academy 20.7 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Springwood High School 22 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.