OFSTED
3 October 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Norfolk
Trust
INSPIRATION TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
543
543 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
262
48.3% of pupils
Male pupils
281
51.7% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
8.2 pts
above England
School
33.0%
Norwich
25.0%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
7.7 pts
above England
School
28.0%
Norwich
23.5%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.7 pts
above England
School
1.7%
Norwich
2.6%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
55.2%
300
African
14.0%
76
Any other White background
8.1%
44
Indian
5.9%
32
Any other ethnic group
3.1%
17
Unclassified
2.6%
14
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
33.0%
179 of
543 pupils
12.1 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
9.9 pts
above
England
6.0%
2.3 pts
above
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
46.5
7.3 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.56 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
5.53%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.69 pts
lower than
England
School
5.53%
Norwich
7.09%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
14.87%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
0.94 pts
lower than
England
School
14.87%
Norwich
18.77%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
2.15%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.35 pts
higher than
England
School
2.15%
Norwich
2.65%
East of England
1.83%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
72.4%
19.9 pts
below England
Hewett Academy
72.4%
Norwich
90.8%
East of England
92.9%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.