Hewett Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Oct 3 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Unique reference
- 142059
- Address
- Cecil Road, NR1 2PL
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 422 (22% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.2%
- Girls
- 48.8%
- First language not English
- 27.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 36%
- Persistent absence
- 22.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 19.7%
White British 50.9%
African 15.4%
Unclassified 8.3%
Other White 8.1%
Mixed 4.8%
Indian 4.7%
Other 3.1%
Bangladeshi 1.7%
Chinese 1.4%
Other Asian 0.5%
Other Black 0.5%
Irish 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Pakistani 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.21
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.01
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 61%
Local authority average 42%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 43%
Local authority average 42%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 41.8
Local authority average 44.7
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.84
Local authority average 3.97
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 4 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 16 |
| Biology | GCSE | 1 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 1 |
| English Language | GCSE | 44 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 44 |
| French | GCSE | 14 |
| Geography | GCSE | 23 |
| Modern Greek | GCSE | 2 |
| History | GCSE | 14 |
Admissions
Hewett Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 128
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 94
- 2nd preference
- 98
- 3rd preference
- 74
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 94
- 2nd preference
- 12
- 3rd preference
- 4
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 130 66 64 |
| Year 8 | 93 50 43 |
| Year 9 | 66 37 29 |
| Year 10 | 70 40 30 |
| Year 11 | 63 23 40 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 79.0% 85.0% 86.5% |
Further education | 52.0% 41.4% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 25.0% 35.3% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 7.4% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 2.0% 0.8% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 5.0% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 3.6% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 13.0% 5.7% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 0.7% 1.0% |