City Academy Norwich
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Jun 18 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 19 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Unique reference
- 135904
- Address
- 299 Bluebell Road, NR4 7LP
- Website
- https://canorwich.org
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 682 (93% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.4%
- Girls
- 51.6%
- First language not English
- 22.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 53.1%
- Persistent absence
- 27.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 26.1%
White British 66.4%
Mixed 9.7%
Other White 8.2%
Unclassified 4.4%
African 4.3%
Other 3.2%
Indian 2.1%
Caribbean 0.6%
Gypsy/Roma 0.4%
Other Black 0.4%
Irish 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 8%
Local authority average 43%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 27%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 35.2
Local authority average 45.1
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 2.9
Local authority average 4.04
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 31 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 33 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 25 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 37 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 19 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 45 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 14 |
| Dance | GCSE | 2 |
| English Language | GCSE | 132 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 128 |
Admissions
City Academy Norwich
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 132
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 115
- 2nd preference
- 47
- 3rd preference
- 21
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 115
- 2nd preference
- 5
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 142 65 77 |
| Year 8 | 142 72 70 |
| Year 9 | 143 81 62 |
| Year 10 | 120 50 70 |
| Year 11 | 135 62 73 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 81.0% 83.9% 85.5% |
Further education | 70.0% 43.1% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 10.0% 33.2% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 7.0% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 2.0% 0.6% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 3.7% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 3.8% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 7.0% 5.7% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 6.0% 2.9% 3.0% |