City Academy Norwich

State-Funded School

city-academy-norwich-norfolk-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

NorfolkLocal Authority

Norwich SouthConstituency

NR4 7LPPostcode

0.1

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

City Academy Norwich is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–19, located in Norfolk, East of England.

The school is rated Requires improvement by Ofsted. It currently serves 674 pupils. City Academy Norwich is part of Sapientia Education Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Requires improvement

Behaviour &attitudes

Requires improvement

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 35.2
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 29.6%
EBacc average point score: 2.91

Ethnicity

White

74%

Asian

Black

Mixed

11%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

674

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

57%

England average

27%

First language not English

26%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 19
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 674
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: Sapientia Education Trust

Inspection history

3 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
8 Jul 2024	Good	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement
21 Feb 2023	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Inadequate	Inadequate
16 Jul 2019	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Requires improvement

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.