Academy sponsor led · Norfolk

Sewell Park Academy

11–16Ages
775Pupils
SecondaryPhase
142058URN

St Clement's Hill, Norwich, NR3 4BX · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jun 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.0per place

0.4 above Norfolk median (1.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Norfolk

270 applications for 134 places · 10th of 51 in Norfolk

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

37.6of 90

Norfolk 44.6 England 46.0

49th of 53 in Norfolk

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 9 June 2026Published 29 June 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching		Expected standard
Achievement			Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years	Does not apply to this school
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Expected standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

9 June 2026
Report card · 5 Expected standard, 1 Needs attention
4 May 2022
Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

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 entry

2.0applications per place, Year 7

0.4 above Norfolk median (1.6) 0.2 below England median (2.2)

270 applications · 134 places offered · 128 named it first

2026 2.0; Norfolk median median 1.6
2025 2.2; Norfolk median median 1.7
2024 1.7; Norfolk median median 1.4
2023 1.6; Norfolk median median 1.4
2022 1.2; Norfolk median median 1.4
2021 1.2; Norfolk median median 1.4
2020 1.1; Norfolk median median 1.5
2019 1.2; Norfolk median median 1.5
2018 1.0; Norfolk median median 1.4
2017 1.5; Norfolk median median 1.3
2016 1.2; Norfolk median median 1.4
2015 1.7; Norfolk median median 1.4; as the previous school
2014 1.3; Norfolk median median 1.4; as the previous school

This school
Norfolk median

Dashed bars: as Sewell Park College (URN 121176), the previous school.

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	134	270	2.0	128	0.96
Sep 2025	150	336	2.2	184	1.23
Sep 2024	155	256	1.7	146	0.94
Sep 2023	164	261	1.6	179	1.09
Sep 2022	157	191	1.2	118	0.75
Sep 2021	159	186	1.2	110	0.69
Sep 2020	160	173	1.1	109	0.68
Sep 2019	137	166	1.2	107	0.78
Sep 2018	129	134	1.0	75	0.58
Sep 2017	85	127	1.5	72	0.85
Sep 2016	105	128	1.2	74	0.70
Sep 2015 *	68	114	1.7	66	0.97
Sep 2014 *	124	165	1.3	120	0.97

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

143 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)37.649th of 53 in Norfolk

Norfolk 44.6 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths30%47th of 53 in Norfolk

Norfolk 40% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths45%

Norfolk 63% England 66%

This school
Norfolk median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.43

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	143	37.6	30%	45%	–
2024/25	150	39.1	29%	47%	–
2023/24	131	38.0	29%	44%	−0.43
2022/23	103	37.3	27%	49%	−0.48

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

Sewell Park AcademyThis school
This school

2026

2.0applications per place 37.6Attainment 8
Jane Austen College
1.6 km · Norfolk

Outstanding2024

2.8applications per place 52.2Attainment 8
Sprowston Community Academy
1.9 km · Norfolk

2026

1.6applications per place 45.8Attainment 8
The Open Academy
1.9 km · Norfolk

Good2023

2.6applications per place 33.1Attainment 8
Notre Dame High School, Norwich
2.7 km · Norfolk

Good2024

2.8applications per place 57.0Attainment 8
Hellesdon High School
3.2 km · Norfolk

Requires improvement2023

1.6applications per place 42.0Attainment 8
Hewett Academy
3.7 km · Norfolk

Good2023

2.8applications per place 46.1Attainment 8
City Academy Norwich
4.0 km · Norfolk

Requires improvement2024

1.5applications per place 36.2Attainment 8
Thorpe St Andrew School and Sixth Form
4.1 km · Norfolk

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.5applications per place 47.9Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 142058 · 926/4020
Trust: Broad Horizons Education Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 750 pupils · 775 on roll
Free school meals: 44.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2015
Replaced: Sewell Park College (URN 121176)
Address: St Clement's Hill, Norwich, NR3 4BX
Local authority: Norfolk · Norwich

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources