Sir Isaac Newton Sixth Form Free School
16 plus · Free schools 16 to 19 · Mixed · Norfolk
The Old Fire Station, Norwich, NR2 1NR
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
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No graded inspection
Application demand
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No council data
Attendance
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No data
At a glance
Pupils on roll
635
Capacity used
Over capacity106%
600 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Details
- Type
- Free schools 16 to 19
- Phase
- 16 plus
- Age range
- 16–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Chris Jennings
- Address
- The Old Fire Station, 30 Bethel Street, Norwich, NR2 1NR
- Phone
- 01603280940
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Ward / constituency
- Mancroft · Norwich South
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 139896
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | — | — | — |
| English as additional language | 10% | — | — |
| SEN support | 2% | — | — |
Academy trust: INSPIRATION TRUST
635 pupils · 600 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
No state-school Ofsted inspection on record (independent schools are often inspected by ISI).
View all Ofsted reportsA-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 40.25 | — | — |
Average grade: B (England B-)
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 | 40.39 | 35 |
| Average grade | B | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 39.9% | 17% |
| A-level students | 293 | — |
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.
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 207 | 22% | 50% | 71% | |
| Chemistry | 155 | 14% | 37% | 65% | |
| Biology | 147 | 17% | 46% | 69% | |
| Physics | 108 | 13% | 41% | 60% | |
| Psychology | 70 | 24% | 49% | 77% | |
| Mathematics (Further) | 42 | 29% | 64% | 83% | |
| Computer Science | 41 | 2% | 34% | 46% | |
| Environmental Science | 36 | 22% | 33% | 53% | |
| Geography | 19 | 5% | 42% | 68% | |
| History | 13 | 8% | 23% | 54% | |
| Sociology | 9 | 11% | 22% | 56% | |
| Fine Art | 6 | 33% | 67% | 100% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #57 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 19217: Sir Isaac Newton Sixth Form Free School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | 41 |
| Offers | 10 |
| Success rate | 24% |
| Accepted offers | 8 |
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) | 68% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 100% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 69% | — | — |
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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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.