How many pupils attend The Harleston Sancroft Academy (a 3-16 Church of England School)?

The Harleston Sancroft Academy (a 3-16 Church of England School) has 824 pupils on roll.

How do I apply to The Harleston Sancroft Academy (a 3-16 Church of England School)?

The Harleston Sancroft Academy (a 3-16 Church of England School) is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing dates are 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places.

Does The Harleston Sancroft Academy (a 3-16 Church of England School) have a religious character?

Yes — The Harleston Sancroft Academy (a 3-16 Church of England School) has a religious character of Church of England. Faith criteria may apply to admissions; check the school's oversubscription policy for details.

What is the largest ethnic background at The Harleston Sancroft Academy (a 3-16 Church of England School)?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 90.3% of pupils at The Harleston Sancroft Academy (a 3-16 Church of England School) are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

The Harleston Sancroft Academy (a 3-16 Church of England School)

How places are decided at The Harleston Sancroft Academy (a 3-16 Church of England School)

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Reception), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Looked after and previously looked after children — Looked after children (children in care) and all previously looked after children, including those children who appear to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted. Previously looked after children are children who were looked after but ceased to be so because they were adopted (or became subject to a child arrangements order or special guardianship order).
2Siblings in the catchment area — Siblings of children already at the school living in the catchment area.
3Resident within the catchment area — Children who are resident within the catchment area of the school.
4Siblings out of the catchment area — Siblings of children already at the school living out of catchment.
5Faith / committed Church member, out of catchment — Children living out of the catchment area who have a faith and/or whose parents are committed Church members and wish them to receive an education in a school with a Church of England foundation, supported by a Supplementary Information Form (SIF). Within this criterion the following hierarchy is applied: I. Anglican; II. Other Christian denomination. This criterion only applies to academies with a Church of England designation.
6Service premium eligible children — Children who are eligible for the service premium: (a) a parent serving in the regular armed forces (including full commitment as part of the full-time reserve service); (b) registered as a 'service child' on the January school census at any point since 2016; (c) a parent who died while serving in the armed forces, with the pupil receiving a pension under the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme or War Pensions Scheme.
7Children of staff — Children of staff where: (I) the staff member has been employed at the school for two or more years at the time of application; and/or (II) the staff member was recruited to fill a vacant post where there is a demonstrable skill shortage.
8Attending another St Benet's MAT school, living outside the area served — Children who are due to start school or to transfer and live outside the area served by the school who attend a school within St Benet's MAT at the opening date of the admissions round.
9Resident out of the catchment area — Children who are resident out of the catchment area of the school.

If two applications tie: In the event of a tie-break being needed between two or more applications of equal strength, the child living the shortest distance from home to school in a straight line ('as the crow flies') has priority. Distances are calculated electronically by the Local Authority (Post Office/Ordnance Survey data) to three decimal places; flats within a single building are measured to one point. If two or more applicants live the same distance and compete for a single place, lots are drawn by someone independent of the school.

A child with an EHCP naming the school is required to be admitted, and is not itself one of the 9 numbered criteria. This document (St Benet's MAT Pupil Admissions Policy 2027-2028) covers all schools listed in Appendix 3.

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.