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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 28 September 2022Ungraded inspection: School remains Outstanding
- 12 January 2016Graded inspection: Outstanding
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About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry568 applications · 279 places offered · 293 named it first
- 2026 2.0; Norfolk median median 1.6
- 2025 2.3; Norfolk median median 1.7
- 2024 2.0; Norfolk median median 1.4
- 2023 2.3; Norfolk median median 1.4
- 2022 2.0; Norfolk median median 1.4
- 2021 1.9; Norfolk median median 1.4
- 2020 1.9; Norfolk median median 1.5
- 2019 2.2; Norfolk median median 1.5
- 2018 1.7; Norfolk median median 1.4
- 2017 1.4; Norfolk median median 1.3
- 2016 1.5; Norfolk median median 1.4
- 2015 1.4; Norfolk median median 1.4
- 2014 1.5; Norfolk median median 1.4
- This school
- Norfolk median
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 279 | 568 | 2.0 | 293 | 1.05 |
| Sep 2025 | 257 | 579 | 2.3 | 273 | 1.06 |
| Sep 2024 | 256 | 500 | 2.0 | 293 | 1.14 |
| Sep 2023 | 227 | 520 | 2.3 | 292 | 1.29 |
| Sep 2022 | 234 | 473 | 2.0 | 259 | 1.11 |
| Sep 2021 | 227 | 432 | 1.9 | 223 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2020 | 232 | 441 | 1.9 | 235 | 1.01 |
| Sep 2019 | 195 | 433 | 2.2 | 226 | 1.16 |
| Sep 2018 | 200 | 347 | 1.7 | 186 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2017 | 168 | 242 | 1.4 | 143 | 0.85 |
| Sep 2016 | 118 | 177 | 1.5 | 104 | 0.88 |
| Sep 2015 | 114 | 162 | 1.4 | 90 | 0.79 |
| Sep 2014 | 104 | 152 | 1.5 | 96 | 0.92 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 220 | 55.5 | 71% | 83% | – |
| 2024/25 | 223 | 59.0 | 71% | 87% | – |
| 2023/24 | 208 | 58.2 | 73% | 85% | +1.13 |
| 2022/23 | 195 | 54.2 | 66% | 79% | +0.91 |
Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Hethersett AcademyThis schoolThis schoolRemains Outstanding20222.0applications per place 55.5Attainment 8
- 5.2 km · NorfolkRemains Good20232.0applications per place 52.9Attainment 8
- 5.4 km · NorfolkRequires improvement20241.5applications per place 36.2Attainment 8
- 5.9 km · NorfolkGraded · no overall grade20241.4applications per place 42.6Attainment 8
- 6.4 km · Norfolk20262.1applications per place 49.2Attainment 8
- 6.5 km · NorfolkGraded · no overall grade202550.4Attainment 8
- 7.3 km · NorfolkGood20232.8applications per place 46.1Attainment 8
- 8.1 km · NorfolkGood20242.8applications per place 57.0Attainment 8
- 8.3 km · NorfolkOutstanding20242.8applications per place 52.2Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 140188 · 926/4009
- Trust
- Inspiration Trust
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,350 pupils · 1,250 on roll
- Free school meals
- 14.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 November 2013
- Replaced
- Hethersett High School and Science College (URN 121179)
- Address
- Queen's Road, Hethersett, Norwich, NR9 3DB
- Local authority
- Norfolk · South Norfolk
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources