Best Secondary Schools in Norwich

We checked all 27 secondary schools in Norwich, Norfolk, and list every one: 22 ranked, then 5 without a rank.

Schools checked
27
Ranked
22
Without a rank
5

Ranks combine 2024/25 GCSE results, worth 60% of each school's score, with the latest Ofsted outcome, worth 40%, as how we rank schools sets out. Rank 1 is the highest score in Norwich. Schools with the same score share a rank. Schools without published results or an Ofsted outcome follow the ranked schools, in name order.

Norwich also has 144 primary schools, ranked on SATs results and Ofsted. Every school in the area is also listed with the other schools in Norfolk. Norfolk also has rankings for Great Yarmouth, King's Lynn and all of Norfolk.

Ranked secondary schools in Norwich

  1. 1

    Hethersett Academy

    Academy, 1,250 pupils, inspected January 2016

    Ofsted: Outstanding
    Attainment 8
    59.0
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    71.3%

  2. 2

    Jane Austen College

    Free school, 1,085 pupils, inspected May 2024

    Ofsted: Outstanding
    Attainment 8
    53.7
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    64.2%

  3. 3

    Notre Dame High School, Norwich

    Academy, 1,613 pupils, inspected February 2024

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    61.3
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    69.3%

  4. 4

    University Technical College Norfolk

    Free school, 451 pupils, inspected January 2025

    Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding
    Attainment 8
    49.8
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    57.4%

  5. 5

    Long Stratton High School

    Academy, 679 pupils, inspected February 2026

    Report card: Expected standard to strong standard
    Attainment 8
    50.8
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    54.1%

  6. 6

    Framingham Earl High School

    Academy, 791 pupils, inspected October 2014

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    50.6
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    53.9%

  7. 7

    City of Norwich School, An Ormiston Academy

    Academy, 1,685 pupils, inspected October 2016

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    50.4
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    52.9%

  8. 8

    Taverham High School

    Academy, 1,254 pupils, inspected May 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    49.0
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    53%

  9. 9

    Thorpe St Andrew School and Sixth Form

    Academy, 1,830 pupils, inspected April 2025

    Ofsted judgements: Good
    Attainment 8
    49.2
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    50.2%

  10. 10

    Broadland High Ormiston Academy

    Academy, 725 pupils, inspected November 2011

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    46.8
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    50%

  11. 11

    Hobart High School

    Academy, 673 pupils, inspected March 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    46.1
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    50%

  12. 12

    Acle Academy

    Academy, 709 pupils, inspected February 2022

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    46.9
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    47.1%

  13. 13

    Hewett Academy

    Academy, 543 pupils, inspected October 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    46.5
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    46.6%

  14. 14

    Ormiston Victory Academy

    Academy, 1,517 pupils, inspected November 2024

    Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding
    Attainment 8
    45.3
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    44.6%

  15. 15

    Reepham High School and College

    Academy, 959 pupils, inspected May 2025

    Ofsted judgements: Good
    Attainment 8
    45.5
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    44.5%

  16. 16

    Sprowston Community Academy

    Academy, 1,702 pupils, inspected May 2026

    Report card: Expected standard
    Attainment 8
    45.0
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    45.2%

  17. 17

    Aylsham High School

    Local authority maintained, 1,138 pupils, inspected October 2014

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    45.0
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    41.1%

  18. 18

    Stalham High School

    Academy, 492 pupils, inspected June 2024

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    39.5
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    39.1%

  19. 19

    The Open Academy

    Academy, 529 pupils, inspected March 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    36.7
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    34.6%

  20. 20

    Sewell Park Academy

    Academy, 775 pupils, inspected June 2026

    Report card: Needs attention to expected standard
    Attainment 8
    39.1
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    29.3%

  21. 21

    Hellesdon High School

    Academy, 1,476 pupils, inspected October 2023

    Ofsted: Requires improvement
    Attainment 8
    40.3
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    31.7%

  22. 22

    City Academy Norwich

    Academy, 674 pupils, inspected June 2024

    Ofsted: Requires improvement
    Attainment 8
    35.2
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    29.6%

Secondary schools in Norwich without a rank