Notre Dame High School, Norwich
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Norfolk
Surrey Street, Norwich, NR1 3PB
82
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 28/02/2024
Application demand
71%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
94.5%
11.4% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,613
Capacity used
Over capacity117%
1,378 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
71%
1st preference success rate
203 of 284 families who put it first got an offer
204
Places offered
586
Total applications
2.9
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 284 | 203 | ● 71% |
| 2nd preference | 158 | 1 | ● 1% |
| 3rd preference | 99 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 4th preference | 45 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 586 | 204 | 35% |
1st preference success by year
Norfolk lets families list 4 preferences. 20 applications came from outside the council area (14 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Thomas Pinnington
- Address
- Surrey Street, Norwich, NR1 3PB
- Phone
- 01603611431
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Ward / constituency
- Mancroft · Norwich South
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 137913
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 14% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 26% | — | — |
| SEN support | 8% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: ST JOHN THE BAPTIST CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
1,613 pupils · 1,378 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
28 February 2024
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,074 pupils
Attendance
94.5%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
5.5%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
11.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
1.2%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
0.9%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 57.5 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.60 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 65% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 80% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 5.43 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 36.21 | — | — |
Average grade: B- (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 61.3 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 69.3% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 88.8% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 70.7% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.89 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 215 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 35.45 | 35 |
| Average grade | B- | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 14.7% | 17% |
| A-level students | 259 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 215 | 36% | 74% | 90% | |
| English Language | 215 | 35% | 78% | 91% | |
| English Literature | 215 | 31% | 80% | 94% | |
| Religious Studies | 214 | 44% | 74% | 84% | |
| Combined Science | 160 | 29% | 72% | 85% | |
| Spanish | 99 | 43% | 83% | 92% | |
| French | 91 | 59% | 85% | 91% | |
| History | 86 | 52% | 83% | 88% | |
| Geography | 79 | 51% | 85% | 89% | |
| Biology | 55 | 85% | 100% | 100% | |
| Physics | 55 | 76% | 98% | 100% | |
| Chemistry | 55 | 75% | 98% | 100% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 100 | 0% | 11% | 39% | |
| Mathematics | 77 | 12% | 31% | 55% | |
| Biology | 71 | 4% | 24% | 48% | |
| Business Studies | 60 | 7% | 15% | 53% | |
| Sociology | 54 | 11% | 26% | 61% | |
| History | 43 | 7% | 28% | 49% | |
| Economics | 43 | 5% | 23% | 60% | |
| Chemistry | 39 | 3% | 33% | 56% | |
| Geography | 35 | 9% | 23% | 46% | |
| Government and Politics | 33 | 6% | 33% | 70% | |
| Physics | 32 | 6% | 22% | 47% | |
| English Language and Literature | 32 | 3% | 9% | 47% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 12360: Notre Dame High School, Norwich
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | 16 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | ≤5 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 57% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 2% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 61% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Norfolk council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.