City of Norwich School
Ofsted: Expected
Score
C59
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Norwich, NR4 6PP
- Distance
- 2.5km away
City Academy Norwich
299 Bluebell Road, Norwich, NR4 7LP
Local ranking53rd of 53 secondary schools in Norfolk
Ofsted: Requires improvementUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1100
Capacity
11-19
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · Ofsted inspection 18 June 2024. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 36.2 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 25.2% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 48.7% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 119
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 87.0%
- Continued in education
- 81.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 2.0%
- Employment
- 3.0%
- Not sustained
- 7.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 682
- Boys
- 334 (50%)
- Girls
- 340 (50%)
- Capacity
- 1100 (61% full)
- SEND
- 31.8%
- FSM Eligible
- 53.7%
- EAL
- 22.7%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 5.7%
- SEN Support
- 26.1%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 15.6:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 43.8
- Budget per Pupil
- £9,833/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 11.7% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 28.4% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
Loading chart
- White British: 69.5%
- White Other: 8.6%
- Mixed Other: 6.6%
- Black African: 4.5%
- Other: 3.4%
- Asian Indian: 2.1%
- Mixed White & Black African: 2.0%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.9%
69.5%
White British
8.6%
White Other
6.6%
Mixed Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
299 Bluebell Road
Norwich, East of England
Administrative
- URN
- 135904
- UKPRN
- 10027688
- Establishment No.
- 6906
- Trust
- SAPIENTIA EDUCATION TRUST
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