Sewell Park Academy

State-Funded School
sewell-park-academy-norfolk-east-of-englandLink
Region
East of EnglandRegion
NorfolkLocal Authority
Norwich NorthConstituency
Postcode
NR3 4BXPostcode
1.9
Academic Performance
Previous Ofsted

About the School

Sewell Park Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Norfolk, East of England.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 775 pupils. Sewell Park Academy is part of BROAD HORIZONS EDUCATION TRUST.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 9 Jun 2026 · published 29 Jun 2026

Current inspection
Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

  • Inclusion
    Expected standard
  • Curriculum and teaching
    Expected standard
  • Achievement
    Needs attention
  • Attendance and behaviour
    Expected standard
  • Personal development and wellbeing
    Expected standard
  • Leadership and governance
    Expected standard

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8
39.1
5.6 vs national average
Grade 5+ in English & maths
29.3%
12.7% vs national average
EBacc average point score
3.24
0.7 vs national average

Ethnicity

White
83%
Asian
4%
Black
6%
Mixed
4%
Chinese
<1%
Any other group
2%
Unclassified
1%

Pupils

775

Total Pupils

50%Boys
50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals
44%
England average
27%
First language not English
26%
England average
22%
Young carers
8%
England average
1%
0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase
Secondary
Age range
11 – 16
Deprivation band
Deprived
Total pupils
775
IDACI quintile
4 (Less deprived)
MAT name
BROAD HORIZONS EDUCATION TRUST

Inspection history

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

Report published
Overall
22 Jun 2022
Good
5 Jul 2018
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.

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