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City Academy Norwich
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–19 · Sponsored academy
299 Bluebell Road, Norwich NR4 7LP · canorwich.org · 01603 452628
Overview
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement
- 2019 framework · inspected Jun 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 35.2
- average Attainment 8 score. Norfolk 45.2, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 674
- 61% of 1,100 places
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 57.1%
- First language not English
- 25.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 99 families put the school first and 124 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 124 | 99 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 132 | 115 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 129 | 97 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 144 | 114 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 144 | 131 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 35.2, and 29.6% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Norfolk it was 45.2, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼35.2 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼29.6% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼47.4% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼8.1% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼2.91 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 12.7 | −1 |
| Further education | 69 | +17.7 |
| Apprenticeship | 0.7 | −0.2 |
| Employment | 2.8 | −7.5 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 7 | −10.1 |
| Activity not captured | 7.7 | +0.9 |
Ofsted
City Academy Norwich was judged Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, on 18 June 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Requires improvement
- Inspected
- 18 Jun 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Inadequate, graded inspection, Nov 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Nov 2022Inadequate
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Inadequate Personal development Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective - Mar 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
Before September 2019
Jun 2019Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective - Sept 2018Monitoring visitEffective action
Apr 2017Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Mar 2015Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
74% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (62 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 74%
- Replies
- 62
- 9% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 82% who raised concerns
based on the 48% who had a child bullied
based on 33 parents (53%) with SEND