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Hobart High School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Kittens Lane, Loddon, Norwich NR14 6JU · hobart.org.uk · 01508 520359
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Mar 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 46.1
- average Attainment 8 score. Norfolk 45.2, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 673
- 82% of 820 places
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 24.6%
- First language not English
- 2.4%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Clarion Corvus Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 108 families put the school first and 119 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 | 119 | 108 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 133 | 124 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 146 | 145 | 1 | 99% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 149 | 134 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 154 | 151 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 46.1, and 50% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●46.1 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲50.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲70.8% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼32.3% | 40.5% | ||
| ●4.07 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 13.4 | −2.9 |
| Sixth form college | 29.4 | +2.3 |
| Further education | 47.9 | +6.8 |
| Other education | 0.8 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 2.5 | −0.6 |
| Employment | 0.8 | −3.9 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 3.4 | −3.6 |
| Activity not captured | 1.7 | +0.9 |
Ofsted
Hobart High School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 21 March 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 21 Mar 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jun 2013
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Oct 2017Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Jun 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Mar 2009Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
What parents said
72% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (177 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 72%
- Replies
- 177
- 27% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 80% who raised concerns
based on the 47% who had a child bullied
based on 34 parents (19%) with SEND