Notre Dame High School, Norwich
Surrey Street, Norwich, NR1 3PB
1,613 pupils · 117% of 1,378 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- ST JOHN THE BAPTIST CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 14.2%
Ofsted
Good (2024) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 28 February 2024, published 3 June 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 61.3 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 69.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 88.8% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 70.7% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Oversubscribed — 1.29 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 205 | 265 | 564 | 205 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 204 | 284 | 586 | 204 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 203 | 257 | 442 | 203 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 208 | 294 | 480 | 208 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 208 | 295 | 454 | 208 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 205 | 265 | 422 | 205 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 209 | 273 | 433 | 209 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 204 | 314 | 495 | 204 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Jane Austen College 1.1 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
- Hewett Academy 1.1 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- City of Norwich School, An Ormiston Academy 1.9 km · Good — confirmed 2021 · previous system
- Sewell Park Academy 2.7 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- University Technical College Norfolk 2.9 km · No overall grade (2025)
- The Open Academy 3.1 km · Good (2023) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.