City Academy NorwichJane Austen College
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Norwich.
Summary of the comparison
City Academy Norwich and Jane Austen College are secondary schools in Norwich.
City Academy Norwich scores 35 out of 100 (grade F, weak) and Jane Austen College scores 71 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Jane Austen College is ahead on our composite score.
City Academy Norwich was judged Requires improvement and Jane Austen College was judged Outstanding.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 35.2 for City Academy Norwich and 53.7 for Jane Austen College.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at City Academy Norwich (35.4 in 2021-22, 35.2 in 2024-25) and has risen at Jane Austen College (49.9 in 2021-22, 53.7 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | NorwichCity Academy Norwich | NorwichJane Austen College | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | F35/100 | B71/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 53rd of 53 in Norfolk | 4th of 53 in Norfolk Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Requires improvement | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | |
| School type | Academy sponsor led | Free schools | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-19 | 11-19 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 682 | 1,101 | |
| Capacity | 1,100 | 1,100 | |
| Location | Norwich, NR4 7LP | Norwich, NR3 1DD | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 35.2 | 53.7 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 29.6% | 64.2% Stronger figure | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 47.4% | 75.6% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 8.1% | 80.1% Stronger figure | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 2.91 | 5.25 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 135 | 176 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | Not reported | 101 | |
| A-level average points | Not reported | 40.0 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | Not reported | B | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | Not reported | 39.9 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | Not reported | 11.9% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 682 | 1,101 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 53.7% | 29.3% | |
| English as an additional language | 22.7% | 21.9% | |
| SEN support | 26.1% | 9.7% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 5.7% | 3.0% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 11.7% | 6.9% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 28.4% | 17.3% 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
Jane Austen College
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