Acle Academy

Acle Academy

Motto	Care, Challenge, Enrichment
Type	Academy
Headteacher	Maxine Blocksidge
Location	South Walsham Road Acle Norfolk NR13 3ER England
DfE URN	138758 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Gender	Mixed
Ages	11–16
Colours	Navy and Light Blue and Black
Website	www.acle.norfolk.sch.uk

Acle Academy (formerly known as Acle High School) is a secondary school with located in Acle, Norfolk, England. The academy status school has 700 pupils, ranging in age from 11–16 years old. The head teacher is Mrs. Maxine Blocksidge (2015).

There are five year groups at Acle Academy, from Year 7 to Year 11. It is one of the main feeder schools for East Norfolk Sixth Form College, in Gorleston, Paston College, in North Walsham, amongst others.

Performance

The January 2016, Ofsted report found Acle Academy to be a "Inadequate" in all areas. The school has seen a steady decline in its performance since 2010 and has also seen a change in leadership four times since the spring term of 2015. Following the 2016 Ofsted report, the academy has been put on "special measures".

In 2010, 57% of pupils achieved 5 or more A* to C. GCSEs including English and Math 56% of boys and 58% of girls. 95.4% of pupils in 2010 achieved at least one GCSE at A* to C

Extracurricular

Acle Academy arranges for special talks that are open to the public, and works closely with village groups, such as the, Acle Community Archive Group, Acle Archaeology Project and Acle Youth Club. The school works in partnership with its feeder schools, partner high schools, local businesses and other learning providers. Family learning is promoted by running weekend events such as the Science Day.