City of Norwich School, An Ormiston Academy
Eaton Road, Norwich, NR4 6PP
1,685 pupils · 96% of 1,755 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- ORMISTON ACADEMIES TRUST
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 28.3%
Ofsted
Good (2021) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
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 8 December 2021, published 30 January 2022. 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 | 50.4 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 52.9% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 75.3% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 16.6% |
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?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.03 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 269 | 278 | 562 | 269 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 242 | 222 | 518 | 238 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 263 | 263 | 504 | 263 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 270 | 299 | 498 | 270 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 271 | 272 | 464 | 271 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 264 | 295 | 505 | 264 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 269 | 279 | 477 | 269 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 269 | 334 | 584 | 269 |
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
- Hewett Academy 0.9 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- University Technical College Norfolk 1.5 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Notre Dame High School, Norwich 1.9 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- City Academy Norwich 2.5 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
- Jane Austen College 2.6 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
- Sewell Park Academy 4.2 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
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.