East of England
Secondary schools in Norfolk
448 schools, 120,886 pupils. Average Attainment 8 across the authority's state secondaries is 39.7.
Ofsted across Norfolk
Good195
Requires improvement20
Outstanding13
Inadequate3
No overall grade217
231 of these schools carry a one-word grade from before September 2024, when Ofsted stopped awarding them. The remaining 217 either have no published outcome or were inspected under the current framework, which does not give an overall grade. What changed.
Secondary schools in Norfolk
Sorted by Attainment 8. A gap of a point or two is noise, not a ranking — read the school pages for the intake-adjusted comparison.
| School | Area | Ofsted | Attainment 8 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notre Dame High School, NorwichAcademy converter | Norwich | Good 2024 | 61.3 |
| Hethersett AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Norwich | Outstanding 2022 | 59 |
| Wymondham CollegeAcademy converter | Wymondham | Outstanding 2023 | 56.4 |
| Jane Austen CollegeFree schools | Norwich | Outstanding 2024 | 53.7 |
| Wymondham High AcademyAcademy converter | Wymondham | Good 2023 | 52.6 |
| Wayland AcademyAcademy converter | Thetford | Good 2023 | 52 |
| Long Stratton High SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Norwich | No grade | 50.8 |
| Framingham Earl High SchoolAcademy converter | Norwich | Good 2022 | 50.6 |
| City of Norwich School, An Ormiston AcademyAcademy converter | Norwich | Good 2021 | 50.4 |
| University Technical College NorfolkUniversity technical college | Norwich | No grade | 49.8 |
| Caister AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Great Yarmouth | Good 2023 | 49.4 |
| Thorpe St Andrew School and Sixth FormAcademy converter | Norwich | No grade | 49.2 |
| Taverham High SchoolAcademy converter | Norwich | Good 2023 | 49 |
| Cromer AcademyAcademy converter | Cromer | Good 2023 | 48.1 |
| Dereham Neatherd High SchoolAcademy converter | Dereham | No grade | 47.4 |
| Ormiston Venture AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Gorleston | No grade | 47.3 |
| Sheringham High SchoolAcademy converter | Sheringham | Good 2023 | 47.1 |
| Springwood High SchoolAcademy converter | King's Lynn | Good 2022 | 46.9 |
| Acle AcademyAcademy converter | Norwich | Good 2022 | 46.9 |
| Broadland High Ormiston AcademyAcademy converter | Norwich | Good 2022 | 46.8 |
| Diss High SchoolAcademy converter | Diss | Good 2024 | 46.6 |
| Hewett AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Norwich | Good 2023 | 46.5 |
| Hobart High SchoolAcademy converter | Norwich | Good 2023 | 46.1 |
| North Walsham High SchoolAcademy converter | North Walsham | Good 2023 | 45.8 |
| Reepham High School and CollegeAcademy converter | Norwich | No grade | 45.5 |
| Marshland High SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Wisbech | Good 2024 | 45.5 |
| Alderman Peel High SchoolAcademy converter | Wells-next-the-Sea | Good 2022 | 45.4 |
| Ormiston Victory AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Norwich | No grade | 45.3 |
| St Clement's High SchoolAcademy sponsor led | King's Lynn | Good 2023 | 45.3 |
| Aylsham High SchoolFoundation school | Norwich | Good 2024 | 45 |
| Sprowston Community AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Norwich | Good 2022 | 45 |
| King Edward VII AcademyAcademy sponsor led | King's Lynn | No grade | 44.4 |
| Lynn Grove AcademyAcademy converter | Great Yarmouth | Good 2023 | 44.2 |
| Downham Market AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Downham Market | Good 2022 | 43.8 |
| The Harleston Sancroft Academy (a 3-16 Church of England School)Academy converter | Harleston | No grade | 42.7 |
| The Thetford AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Thetford | No grade | 42.4 |
| Flegg High Ormiston AcademyAcademy converter | Great Yarmouth | No grade | 42 |
| Litcham SchoolAcademy converter | King's Lynn | Good 2022 | 41.4 |
| Attleborough AcademyAcademy converter | Attleborough | No grade | 41.4 |
| Northgate High SchoolAcademy converter | Dereham | Good 2023 | 41 |
| Fakenham AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Fakenham | No grade | 40.9 |
| Hellesdon High SchoolAcademy converter | Norwich | Requires improvement 2023 | 40.3 |
| Smithdon High SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Hunstanton | Good 2023 | 40.3 |
| Stalham High SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Norwich | Good 2024 | 39.5 |
| King's Lynn AcademyAcademy sponsor led | King's Lynn | Good 2022 | 39.1 |
| Sewell Park AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Norwich | No grade | 39.1 |
| Iceni Secondary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Thetford | No grade | 39 |
| Great Yarmouth Charter AcademyFree schools | Great Yarmouth | Good 2024 | 38.6 |
| The Nicholas Hamond AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Swaffham | No grade | 38.4 |
| Old Buckenham High SchoolAcademy converter | Attleborough | Good 2023 | 37.8 |
| The Open AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Norwich | Good 2023 | 36.7 |
| Cliff Park Ormiston AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Great Yarmouth | No grade | 35.9 |
| City Academy NorwichAcademy sponsor led | Norwich | Requires improvement 2024 | 35.2 |