Sewell Park Academy
Ofsted: Expected
Score
D48
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Norwich, NR3 4BX
- Distance
- 3.2km away
Hellesdon High School
187 Middletons Lane, Hellesdon, Norwich, NR6 5SB
Local ranking52nd of 53 secondary schools in Norfolk
Ofsted: Requires improvementUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1290
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 3 October 2023. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 42.0 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 37.1% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 57.0% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 237
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 91.0%
- Continued in education
- 80.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 7.0%
- Employment
- 4.0%
- Not sustained
- 5.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 86.0%
- Higher education
- 36.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 8.0%
- Employment
- 37.0%
- Not sustained
- 9.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
C+
Avg A-Level Grade
31.7
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
33.7
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
79
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 6.8% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 32.9
- 16-18 Cohort
- 334
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1523
- Boys
- 792 (54%)
- Girls
- 684 (46%)
- Capacity
- 1290 (114% full)
- SEND
- 8.5%
- FSM Eligible
- 26.3%
- EAL
- 11.6%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 3.9%
- SEN Support
- 4.5%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 17.9:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 85.1
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,028/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
- 10.5% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 27.6% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
Loading chart
- White British: 79.4%
- White Other: 7.0%
- Black African: 4.5%
- Asian Other: 1.3%
- Mixed Other: 1.2%
- Asian Indian: 1.2%
- Other: 1.1%
- Mixed White & Black African: 0.8%
79.4%
White British
7.0%
White Other
4.5%
Black African
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
187 Middletons Lane
Norwich, East of England
Administrative
- URN
- 138039
- UKPRN
- 10036863
- Establishment No.
- 4005
- Trust
- THE WENSUM TRUST
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