City of Norwich School, An Ormiston Academy

State-Funded School

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East of EnglandRegion

NorfolkLocal Authority

Norwich SouthConstituency

NR4 6PPPostcode

7.3

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

City of Norwich School, An Ormiston Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Norfolk, East of England.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,685 pupils. City of Norwich School, An Ormiston Academy is part of Ormiston Academies Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2021

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 50.4
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 52.9%
EBacc average point score: 4.21

Ethnicity

White

82%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

1,685

Total Pupils

49%Boys

51%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

24%

England average

27%

First language not English

16%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 1,685
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: Ormiston Academies Trust

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 8 December 2021. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
21 Nov 2016	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

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.