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The Open Academy

The Open Academy
Salhouse Road
Norwich
Norfolk
England
NR79DL

📞 phone: 01603 481640

👨‍🏫 principal: Mr Jon Ford

🌍 web: www.open-academy.org.uk

588 pupils mixed gender
750 pupils capacity: 78% full

306 boys 52%

282 girls 48%

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Secondary — Academy sponsor led

Admissions policy
Non-selective
Special classes
Has Special Classes
Sixth form
Has a sixth form
Trust school
Supported by a multi-academy trust
URN
135650
Education phase
Secondary
Establishment type
Academy sponsor led
Establishment #
6905
Open date
1. September 2008
Reason open
New Provision
OSGB coordinates
Easting: 625082, Northing: 310392
GPS coordinates
Latitude: 52.645, Longitude: 1.3256
Accepting pupils
11—19 years old
Boarders
No boarders
Census date
20. January 2022
Ofsted last inspection
22. June 2022
Region › Const. › Ward
East of England › Norwich North › Crome
SEN priorities
ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Free school meals %
31.70
Trust
THE DIOCESE OF NORWICH EDUCATION AND ACADEMIES TRUST
Learning provider ref #
10024180

School governors

  • Mr Basil Choudhry, Local Governor
    (1. September 2016—31. July 2022)
  • Mr Anthony Edwards, Local Governor
    (9. March 2016—8. March 2024)
  • Mr Mark Hurren, Local Governor
    (3. April 2017—31. August 2023)
  • Mr Jon Ford, Local Governor
    (1. September 2018—None)
  • Mr Nick Plater, Chair of Local Governing Body
    (1. September 2018—31. August 2026)
  • Mrs Charlotte Land, Local Governor
    (30. January 2019—29. January 2023)
  • Miss Astra Richardson, Local Governor
    (2. September 2019—1. September 2023)
  • Alyson O'Sullivan, Local Governor
    (25. November 2020—11. July 2022)
  • Mr Callum Perry, Local Governor
    (6. May 2021—5. May 2025)
  • Mr Jacob Stone, Local Governor
    (22. March 2022—21. March 2026)
  • Mrs Caroline Hardy, Local Governor
    (7. October 2022—6. October 2026)
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