A smaller than average proportion of pupils speak English as an additional language, or are in care or receiving free school meals.

It was one of 28 Norfolk schools targeted by Ofsted in a bid to discover why so many were failing to deliver good outcomes for their pupils.

[3] The visiting inspectors said "Students’ achievement was not good enough, leaders and management had failed to spot youngsters’ underachievement quickly enough and the quality of teaching was inconsistent and often did not challenge pupils enough.

They advised management to put more emphasis on low-level disruption in lessons being covered by temporary supply staff, praised them for the new system of compulsory after school sessions- saying these worked when they had been well planned and fostered discontent when they were unstructured.

[4] Since being sponsored by the Inspiration Trust, the school has improved significantly in many areas including leadership, pupil behaviour and exam results.