City Academy NorwichOrmiston Victory Academy

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Norwich.

Summary of the comparison

City Academy Norwich and Ormiston Victory Academy are secondary schools in Norwich.

  • City Academy Norwich scores 35 out of 100 (grade F, weak) and Ormiston Victory Academy scores 60 out of 100 (grade C, average). Ormiston Victory Academy is ahead on our composite score.

  • City Academy Norwich was judged Requires improvement and Ormiston Victory Academy was judged the expected standard.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 35.2 for City Academy Norwich and 45.3 for Ormiston Victory Academy.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at City Academy Norwich (35.4 in 2021-22, 35.2 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Ormiston Victory Academy (46.4 in 2021-22, 45.3 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

City Academy Norwich versus Ormiston Victory Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure NorwichCity Academy NorwichNorwichOrmiston Victory AcademyEngland average
Overview
Our scoreF35/100C60/100Stronger figure
Local ranking53rd of 53 in Norfolk 21st of 53 in Norfolk Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: Requires improvementOfsted: GoodStronger figure
School typeAcademy sponsor led Academy sponsor led
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-19 11-18
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll682 1,477
Capacity1,100 1,250
LocationNorwich, NR4 7LP Norwich, NR5 0PX
GCSE results
Attainment 835.2 45.3 Stronger figure46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths29.6% 44.6% Stronger figure45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths47.4% 68.5% Stronger figure64.8%
Entering EBacc8.1% 16.7% Stronger figure40.5%
EBacc average point score2.91 3.71 Stronger figure4.09
Cohort135 222
A-level results
A-level entriesNot reported45
A-level average pointsNot reported24.9 35.0
A-level average gradeNot reportedD+
Best 3 A-levels pointsNot reported30.0 35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjectsNot reported0.0% 17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census682 1,477
Free school meals (ever 6)53.7% 28.4%
English as an additional language22.7% 12.5%
SEN support26.1% 14.4%
SEN with an EHC plan5.7% 4.9%
Attendance
Overall absence11.7% 8.2% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence28.4% 24.1% Stronger figure15.8%

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

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