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Secondary schools in Norfolk

All 102 secondary schools in Norfolk.

102 schools in Norfolk

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  1. Hethersett Academy

    Norwich, NR9 3DB · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 16

    • Ofsted:Outstanding

    Results well above the Norfolk average, low absence.

    293 first choices, 279 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1655.5

    Norfolk 44.5England 46.2

    Days missed
    7.0%Norfolk 9.1%
    Pupils
    1,250
    Pupils per teacher
    17.8
    View school Hethersett Academy

  2. Wymondham College

    Wymondham, NR18 9SZ · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18

    • Ofsted:Outstanding
    • Has a sixth form

    Results well above the Norfolk average, low absence.

    189 first choices, 147 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1656.7

    Norfolk 44.5England 46.2

    Days missed
    5.9%Norfolk 9.1%
    Pupils
    1,427
    Pupils per teacher
    20.0
    View school Wymondham College

  3. Jane Austen College

    Norwich, NR3 1DD · Secondary · Ages 11 to 19

    • Ofsted:Outstanding
    • Has a sixth form

    Results well above the Norfolk average, low absence.

    165 first choices, 179 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1652.2

    Norfolk 44.5England 46.2

    Days missed
    6.9%Norfolk 9.1%
    Pupils
    1,085
    Pupils per teacher
    18.0
    View school Jane Austen College

  5. Notre Dame High School, Norwich

    Norwich, NR1 3PB · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic
    • Has a sixth form

    Results well above the Norfolk average, low absence.

    265 first choices, 205 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1657.0

    Norfolk 44.5England 46.2

    Days missed
    5.5%Norfolk 9.1%
    Pupils
    1,613
    Pupils per teacher
    18.8
    View school Notre Dame High School, Norwich

  6. Long Stratton High School

    Norwich, NR15 2XR · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 16

    • Ofsted:Expected standard or better

    Results above the Norfolk average.

    109 first choices, 122 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1648.5

    Norfolk 44.5England 46.2

    Days missed
    9.6%Norfolk 9.1%
    Pupils
    679
    Pupils per teacher
    18.1
    View school Long Stratton High School

  9. Wymondham High Academy

    Wymondham, NR18 0QT · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Has a sixth form

    Results well above the Norfolk average.

    280 first choices, 267 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1652.9

    Norfolk 44.5England 46.2

    Days missed
    9.0%Norfolk 9.1%
    Pupils
    1,686
    Pupils per teacher
    18.8
    View school Wymondham High Academy

  11. Wayland Academy

    Thetford, IP25 6BA · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 16

    • Ofsted:Good

    Results above the Norfolk average, low absence.

    140 first choices, 137 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1650.2

    Norfolk 44.5England 46.2

    Days missed
    5.6%Norfolk 9.1%
    Pupils
    564
    Pupils per teacher
    17.7
    View school Wayland Academy

  12. Thorpe St Andrew School and Sixth Form

    Norwich, NR7 0XS · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18

    • Ofsted:Good in every area
    • Has a sixth form

    Results above the Norfolk average, low absence.

    304 first choices, 314 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1647.9

    Norfolk 44.5England 46.2

    Days missed
    7.9%Norfolk 9.1%
    Pupils
    1,830
    Pupils per teacher
    18.6
    View school Thorpe St Andrew School and Sixth Form

  13. Framingham Earl High School

    Norwich, NR14 7QP · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 16

    • Ofsted:Good

    Results above the Norfolk average.

    177 first choices, 167 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1647.3

    Norfolk 44.5England 46.2

    Days missed
    9.1%Norfolk 9.1%
    Pupils
    791
    Pupils per teacher
    18.9
    View school Framingham Earl High School

  14. Cromer Academy

    Cromer, NR27 0EX · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 16

    • Ofsted:Good

    Results above the Norfolk average, low absence.

    139 first choices, 141 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1647.7

    Norfolk 44.5England 46.2

    Days missed
    7.1%Norfolk 9.1%
    Pupils
    665
    Pupils per teacher
    16.9
    View school Cromer Academy

  15. Hewett Academy

    Norwich, NR1 2PL · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 16

    • Ofsted:Good

    Results close to the Norfolk average, low absence.

    119 first choices, 140 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1646.1

    Norfolk 44.5England 46.2

    Days missed
    5.5%Norfolk 9.1%
    Pupils
    543
    Pupils per teacher
    15.7
    View school Hewett Academy

  16. Broadland High Ormiston Academy

    Norwich, NR12 8QN · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 16

    • Ofsted:Good

    Results above the Norfolk average.

    164 first choices, 150 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1649.3

    Norfolk 44.5England 46.2

    Days missed
    8.8%Norfolk 9.1%
    Pupils
    725
    Pupils per teacher
    16.7
    View school Broadland High Ormiston Academy

  17. Ormiston Venture Academy

    Gorleston, NR31 7JJ · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 16

    • Ofsted:Outstanding in every area

    Results close to the Norfolk average, high absence.

    250 first choices, 168 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1645.7

    Norfolk 44.5England 46.2

    Days missed
    10.5%Norfolk 9.1%
    Pupils
    889
    Pupils per teacher
    17.9
    View school Ormiston Venture Academy

  18. Taverham High School

    Norwich, NR8 6HP · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Has a sixth form

    Results close to the Norfolk average, low absence.

    211 first choices, 211 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1646.4

    Norfolk 44.5England 46.2

    Days missed
    7.9%Norfolk 9.1%
    Pupils
    1,254
    Pupils per teacher
    17.4
    View school Taverham High School

  19. Attleborough Academy

    Attleborough, NR17 2AJ · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18

    • Ofsted:Expected standard or better
    • Has a sixth form

    Results close to the Norfolk average, low absence.

    144 first choices, 148 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1642.8

    Norfolk 44.5England 46.2

    Days missed
    7.7%Norfolk 9.1%
    Pupils
    976
    Pupils per teacher
    18.4
    View school Attleborough Academy

  20. The Harleston Sancroft Academy (a 3-16 Church of England School)

    Harleston, IP20 9DD · Academy · All-through · Ages 3 to 16

    • Ofsted:Good or better
    • Church of England
    • Has a nursery

    Results below the England average, low absence.

    34 first choices, 34 offers made

    Met the standard at 1159%

    England 62%

    Days missed
    6.8%Norfolk 9.1%
    Pupils
    824
    Pupils per teacher
    18.6
    View school The Harleston Sancroft Academy (a 3-16 Church of England School)

  21. Reepham High School and College

    Norwich, NR10 4JT · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18

    • Ofsted:Good in every area
    • Has a sixth form

    Results above the Norfolk average.

    133 first choices, 136 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1649.2

    Norfolk 44.5England 46.2

    Days missed
    8.9%Norfolk 9.1%
    Pupils
    959
    Pupils per teacher
    17.7
    View school Reepham High School and College

  22. Springwood High School

    King's Lynn, PE30 4AW · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Has a sixth form

    Results close to the Norfolk average, low absence.

    296 first choices, 271 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1646.2

    Norfolk 44.5England 46.2

    Days missed
    8.1%Norfolk 9.1%
    Pupils
    1,988
    Pupils per teacher
    18.9
    View school Springwood High School

  23. Aylsham High School

    Norwich, NR11 6AN · State · Secondary · Ages 11 to 16

    • Ofsted:Good

    Results above the Norfolk average.

    245 first choices, 229 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1648.6

    Norfolk 44.5England 46.2

    Days missed
    9.6%Norfolk 9.1%
    Pupils
    1,138
    Pupils per teacher
    19.1
    View school Aylsham High School

  24. Hobart High School

    Norwich, NR14 6JU · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 16

    • Ofsted:Good

    Results close to the Norfolk average.

    108 first choices, 119 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1646.3

    Norfolk 44.5England 46.2

    Days missed
    8.9%Norfolk 9.1%
    Pupils
    673
    Pupils per teacher
    18.0
    View school Hobart High School

  25. Caister Academy

    Great Yarmouth, NR30 5LS · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 16

    • Ofsted:Good

    Results above the Norfolk average.

    139 first choices, 146 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1647.9

    Norfolk 44.5England 46.2

    Days missed
    8.5%Norfolk 9.1%
    Pupils
    657
    Pupils per teacher
    19.7
    View school Caister Academy

  26. Ormiston Victory Academy

    Norwich, NR5 0PX · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18

    • Ofsted:Good or better
    • Has a sixth form

    Results close to the Norfolk average.

    287 first choices, 284 offers made

    Attainment 8 at 1642.6

    Norfolk 44.5England 46.2

    Days missed
    8.2%Norfolk 9.1%
    Pupils
    1,517
    Pupils per teacher
    17.1
    View school Ormiston Victory Academy
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How Norfolk's secondary schools spread out

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Attainment 8 at 16

Average score across each pupil's best eight GCSEs.

Norfolk 44.5England 46.2Sheridan House School: 6.8Aurora Eccles School: 7.7All Saints School: 20.7The Open Academy: 33.1City Academy Norwich: 36.2Cliff Park Ormiston Academy: 36.8Iceni Secondary Academy: 37.3Sewell Park Academy: 37.6Alderman Peel High School: 39.6Stalham High School: 40.5Northgate High School: 40.6King's Lynn Academy: 41King Edward VII Academy: 41.1Smithdon High School: 41.3Fakenham Academy: 41.4Lynn Grove Academy: 41.8Great Yarmouth Charter Academy: 41.8Hellesdon High School: 42Downham Market Academy: 42.5Ormiston Victory Academy: 42.6Attleborough Academy: 42.8Diss High School: 43Dereham Neatherd High School: 43.1Marshland High School: 43.3St Clement's High School: 43.6The Nicholas Hamond Academy: 43.7North Walsham High School: 44.1Acle Academy: 44.5Sheringham High School: 44.6The Thetford Academy: 44.9Old Buckenham High School: 45.2Ormiston Venture Academy: 45.7Flegg High Ormiston Academy: 45.7Sprowston Community Academy: 45.8Hewett Academy: 46.1Springwood High School: 46.2Hobart High School: 46.3Taverham High School: 46.4Framingham Earl High School: 47.3Cromer Academy: 47.7Caister Academy: 47.9Thorpe St Andrew School and Sixth Form: 47.9Long Stratton High School: 48.5Aylsham High School: 48.6Reepham High School and College: 49.2City of Norwich School, An Ormiston Academy: 49.2Broadland High Ormiston Academy: 49.3Wayland Academy: 50.2University Technical College Norfolk: 50.4Jane Austen College: 52.2Wymondham High Academy: 52.9Hethersett Academy: 55.5Wymondham College: 56.7Notre Dame High School, Norwich: 57020406080
Secondary schools in Norfolk

Days missed

Share of school sessions pupils missed, for any reason. Lower is better.

Norfolk average 10.0%Notre Dame High School, Norwich: 5.5%Hewett Academy: 5.5%Wayland Academy: 5.6%Wymondham College: 5.9%University Technical College Norfolk: 6.2%The Harleston Sancroft Academy (a 3-16 Church of England School): 6.8%Jane Austen College: 6.9%Hethersett Academy: 7%Cromer Academy: 7.1%Attleborough Academy: 7.7%Taverham High School: 7.9%Thorpe St Andrew School and Sixth Form: 7.9%Hall School: 8%The Bridge Easton: 8%Springwood High School: 8.1%Marshland High School: 8.1%Ormiston Victory Academy: 8.2%Litcham School: 8.2%Northgate High School: 8.3%Old Buckenham High School: 8.3%North Walsham High School: 8.4%Harford Manor School, Norwich: 8.5%Fakenham Academy: 8.5%Caister Academy: 8.5%Sidestrand Hall School: 8.7%St Clement's High School: 8.7%Sheringham Woodfields School: 8.8%Broadland High Ormiston Academy: 8.8%Fred Nicholson School: 8.9%The Parkside School, Norwich: 8.9%Reepham High School and College: 8.9%Hobart High School: 8.9%Wymondham High Academy: 9%City of Norwich School, An Ormiston Academy: 9%Downham Market Academy: 9%Framingham Earl High School: 9.1%The Nicholas Hamond Academy: 9.2%King Edward VII Academy: 9.3%King's Lynn Academy: 9.4%Diss High School: 9.5%Alderman Peel High School: 9.5%Aylsham High School: 9.6%Chapel Green School: 9.6%Long Stratton High School: 9.6%Lynn Grove Academy: 9.7%Sheringham High School: 9.7%Dereham Neatherd High School: 9.7%The Thetford Academy: 9.8%John Grant School, Caister-on-Sea: 9.9%Sewell Park Academy: 10.3%Churchill Park Complex Needs School: 10.4%Ormiston Venture Academy: 10.5%Hellesdon High School: 10.5%Acle Academy: 10.6%Stalham High School: 10.8%Flegg High Ormiston Academy: 10.8%Iceni Secondary Academy: 11.3%Sprowston Community Academy: 11.3%Great Yarmouth Charter Academy: 11.5%City Academy Norwich: 11.7%The Wherry School: 11.7%Cliff Park Ormiston Academy: 11.8%Smithdon High School: 12.3%The Open Academy: 12.4%The Clare School: 14.5%Duke of Lancaster School: 20.8%Bure Park Specialist Academy: 21.7%Fen Rivers Academy: 25.2%Eaton Hall Specialist Academy: 27.4%0%7%14%21%28%
Secondary schools in Norfolk

Ofsted grades in Norfolk

The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded. 68 newer or converted schools don't have a grade yet.

  • Outstanding: 3 of 34
  • Good: 29 of 34
  • Requires improvement: 2 of 34
  • Inadequate: 0 of 34
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Four things worth knowing in Norfolk

  1. Some are faith schools.

    11 of the 102 secondary schools in Norfolk have a religious character. When they're full, they can put families of their faith first, so check each school's rules.

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  2. Apply by 31 October.

    Apply to your council in Year 6 for a Year 7 place. Offers come out on 1 March.

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About these schools

Secondary schools in Norfolk, explained

There are 102 secondary schools in Norfolk, teaching 58,318 children. 1 are run by the council and 62 are academies or free schools. Among them are 37 special and 30 independent schools.

94% of the mainstream state schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 3 of them are Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.

Pupils in Norfolk scored an average Attainment 8 of 44.5 across their best eight GCSEs, against 46.2 across England.

26.1% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £8,681 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 24.2% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.

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How many secondary schools are in Norfolk?
There are 102 secondary schools in Norfolk, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best secondary schools in Norfolk?
The highest-ranked secondary schools in Norfolk on Eduscope are Hethersett Academy, Wymondham College and Jane Austen College. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How many Ofsted Outstanding secondary schools are in Norfolk?
Norfolk has 3 secondary schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted. A further 29 are rated Good, meaning 94% of inspected schools hold a Good or Outstanding rating.
How are secondary schools in Norfolk ranked on Eduscope?
Each state school gets a rank score out of 100. We place each measure as a percentile among state schools of the same phase across England, then weight them. Primary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 30%, pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 30%, pupils reaching the higher standard 10%, persistent absence (lower is better) 20%, average reading and maths scores 10%. Secondary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 25%, Attainment 8 25%, grade 5 or above in English and maths 15%, persistent absence (lower is better) 15%, pupils staying in education or work after GCSEs 10%, A level average points (sixth forms only) 10%. Results are averaged over up to three years, and an Ofsted grade older than five years counts for less. A school needs data for at least 60% of the weights. Special schools, pupil referral units, nurseries, independent schools and 16 to 19 schools aren't ranked, and are listed by Ofsted grade and name. Our methodology page explains more.
What is the average class size in Norfolk secondary schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across secondary schools in Norfolk is 18:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.
How do I choose a secondary school in Norfolk?
When choosing a secondary school in Norfolk, consider Ofsted ratings, GCSE results (Progress 8 and Attainment 8), sixth form provision, and the school's specialisms. You can compare all 102 secondary schools on Eduscope using filters for school type, gender, and admissions policy.

Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.

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