City of Norwich School, An Ormiston Academy
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Norfolk
Eaton Road, Norwich, NR4 6PP
69
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
91.0%
22.6% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,685
Capacity used
Nearly full96%
1,755 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
222 of 222 families who put it first got an offer
242
Places offered
518
Total applications
2.1
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 222 | 222 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 151 | 13 | ● 9% |
| 3rd preference | 87 | 2 | ● 2% |
| 4th preference | 58 | 1 | ● 2% |
| Total | 518 | 238 | 46% |
1st preference success by year
Norfolk lets families list 4 preferences. 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
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Jo Philpott
- Address
- Eaton Road, Norwich, NR4 6PP
- Phone
- 01603274000
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Ward / constituency
- Eaton · Norwich South
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 141269
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 28% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 12% | — | — |
| SEN support | 12% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: ORMISTON ACADEMIES TRUST
1,685 pupils · 1,755 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 21
08 December 2021
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,374 pupils
Attendance
91.0%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
9.0%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
22.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
5.2%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.9%
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 | 48.6 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.09 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 46% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 65% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.06 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 33.73 | — | — |
Average grade: C+ (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 50.4 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 52.9% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 75.3% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 16.6% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.21 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 259 | — |
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 | 34.83 | 35 |
| Average grade | C+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 10.3% | 17% |
| A-level students | 185 | — |
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+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 257 | 25% | 64% | 78% | |
| Mathematics | 256 | 27% | 61% | 82% | |
| English Literature | 255 | 21% | 58% | 76% | |
| Religious Studies | 246 | 30% | 58% | 67% | |
| Combined Science | 180 | 12% | 43% | 64% | |
| History | 104 | 44% | 65% | 75% | |
| Business | 78 | 12% | 46% | 62% | |
| Biology | 70 | 37% | 81% | 90% | |
| Physics | 70 | 51% | 84% | 91% | |
| Chemistry | 70 | 46% | 71% | 86% | |
| Geography | 54 | 28% | 54% | 72% | |
| Art and Design | 54 | 13% | 57% | 85% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 69 | 1% | 20% | 42% | |
| Mathematics | 54 | 13% | 31% | 52% | |
| Biology | 49 | 8% | 16% | 45% | |
| Business Studies | 31 | 3% | 23% | 61% | |
| Law | 28 | 0% | 39% | 61% | |
| Economics | 28 | 4% | 14% | 43% | |
| Geography | 28 | 4% | 11% | 57% | |
| Chemistry | 24 | 8% | 29% | 54% | |
| Sociology | 21 | 10% | 14% | 62% | |
| Religious Studies | 21 | 14% | 19% | 48% | |
| English Literature | 20 | 5% | 20% | 50% | |
| English Language and Literature | 20 | 0% | 15% | 70% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 12354: City of Norwich School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | 8 |
| 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) | 53% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 3% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 54% | — | — |
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.