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Hewett Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy
Cecil Road, Norwich NR1 2PL · inspirationtrust.org · 01603 531564
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Oct 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 46.5
- average Attainment 8 score. Norfolk 45.2, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 543
- 72% of 750 places
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 33.3%
- First language not English
- 28%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Inspiration Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 119 families put the school first and 140 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 | 140 | 119 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 127 | 105 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 128 | 94 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 152 | 53 | 0.3 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 79 | 43 | 0.5 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 46.5, and 46.6% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Norfolk it was 45.2, and across England 46.
In 2018/19 the average A level result was grade E+ (14.8 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●46.5 | 46.0 | ||
| ●46.6% | 45.4% | ||
| ●63.0% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲68.5% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.39 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 29.7 | +10.2 |
| Further education | 59.4 | +5.7 |
| Employment | 4.7 | −2.6 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 6.3 | −8.3 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2018/19 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 students | E+ (14.8) | Well above average +0.54 | |
| 15 students | E+ (14.8) | Well above average +0.54 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017/18 | 33 | D+ (23.5) | -0.05 |
| 2016/17 | 33 | C- (25.8) | -0.12 |
| 2015/16 | 37 | C+ (32.3) | +0.09 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2018/19 | Since 2016/17 | |
|---|---|---|
| Apprenticeship | 19 | +15 |
| Employment | 38 | +11 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 25 | +4 |
| Activity not captured | 19 | +17 |
Ofsted
Hewett Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 3 October 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 3 Oct 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Mar 2018
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 121173), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Mar 2018Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Oct 2014Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate 16 to 19 study programmes Inadequate Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 121173)
What parents said
92% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (88 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 92%
- Replies
- 88
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 65% who raised concerns
based on the 23% who had a child bullied
based on 28 parents (32%) with SEND