City Academy Norwich
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Jun 19 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
- 699 (63% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.6%
- Girls
- 49.4%
- First language not English
- 19.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 52.2%
- Persistent absence
- 44.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 22.7%
White British 71.1%
Other White 8.6%
Mixed 7.4%
Unclassified 3.7%
African 3%
Other 3%
Indian 1.4%
Gypsy/Roma 0.6%
Irish 0.4%
Other Black 0.3%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Other Asian 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.7
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.01
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 13%
Local authority average 42%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 19%
Local authority average 42%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 34
Local authority average 44.7
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 2.79
Local authority average 3.97
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 24 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 12 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 2 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 40 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 15 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 3 |
| English Language | GCSE | 141 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 140 |
| Geography | GCSE | 41 |
| History | GCSE | 85 |
Admissions
City Academy Norwich
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 129
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 97
- 2nd preference
- 38
- 3rd preference
- 23
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 97
- 2nd preference
- 6
- 3rd preference
- 4
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 138 70 68 |
| Year 8 | 148 86 62 |
| Year 9 | 133 64 69 |
| Year 10 | 138 60 78 |
| Year 11 | 142 74 68 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 65.0% 83.4% 85.6% |
Further education | 51.0% 41.4% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 14.0% 34.1% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 7.6% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 14.0% 5.8% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 3.6% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 20.0% 6.4% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.8% 1.2% |