City Academy Norwich
299 Bluebell Road, Norwich, NR4 7LP
674 pupils · 61% of 1,100 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- SAPIENTIA EDUCATION TRUST
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 57.1%
Ofsted
Requires improvement (2024) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
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 18 June 2024, published 8 July 2024. 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 | 35.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 29.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 47.4% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 8.1% |
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?
Usually has places available — 0.8 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 124 | 99 | 187 | 109 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 132 | 115 | 203 | 120 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 129 | 97 | 158 | 107 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 144 | 114 | 177 | 121 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 144 | 131 | 191 | 138 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 139 | 109 | 158 | 119 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 175 | 88 | 145 | 109 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 172 | 92 | 141 | 108 |
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
- City of Norwich School, An Ormiston Academy 2.5 km · Good — confirmed 2021 · previous system
- Jane Austen College 3.1 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
- Hewett Academy 3.2 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Notre Dame High School, Norwich 3.4 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Ormiston Victory Academy 3.5 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Hellesdon High School 3.7 km · Requires improvement (2023) · previous system
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.