City Academy NorwichHellesdon High School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Norwich.
Summary of the comparison
City Academy Norwich and Hellesdon High School are secondary schools in Norwich.
City Academy Norwich scores 35 out of 100 (grade F, weak) and Hellesdon High School scores 42 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Hellesdon High School is ahead on our composite score.
City Academy Norwich was judged Requires improvement and Hellesdon High School was judged Requires improvement.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 35.2 for City Academy Norwich and 40.3 for Hellesdon High School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at City Academy Norwich (35.4 in 2021-22, 35.2 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Hellesdon High School (42.5 in 2021-22, 40.3 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | NorwichCity Academy Norwich | NorwichHellesdon High School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | F35/100 | D42/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 53rd of 53 in Norfolk | 52nd of 53 in Norfolk Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Requires improvement | Ofsted: Requires improvement | |
| School type | Academy sponsor led | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-19 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 682 | 1,523 | |
| Capacity | 1,100 | 1,290 | |
| Location | Norwich, NR4 7LP | Norwich, NR6 5SB | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 35.2 | 40.3 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 29.6% | 31.7% Stronger figure | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 47.4% | 52.7% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 8.1% | 27.6% Stronger figure | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 2.91 | 3.49 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 135 | 243 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | Not reported | 79 | |
| A-level average points | Not reported | 31.7 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | Not reported | C+ | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | Not reported | 33.7 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | Not reported | 6.8% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 682 | 1,523 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 53.7% | 26.3% | |
| English as an additional language | 22.7% | 11.6% | |
| SEN support | 26.1% | 4.5% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 5.7% | 3.9% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 11.7% | 10.5% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 28.4% | 27.6% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
City Academy Norwich
Hellesdon High School
Full profiles: City Academy Norwich · Hellesdon High School