Overall Oxbridge
#735
13 ranked schools · +179 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,983
Applications
148
Offers
34
Offer rate23.0%
+0.6 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 22.4%
Schools in Norwich
Founded around Norwich Cathedral in 1096 under Bishop Herbert de Losinga, Norwich grew along the River Wensum to become, by the close of the medieval period, the most populous and prosperous English town after London. The city remains Norfolk's county town.
Around 144,000 people live within the local authority boundary today, and the wider school catchment stretches across a broad arc of the county: Holt, a Georgian market town some twenty miles to the north, is among the most sought-after postcodes for primary catchments in Norfolk, while Alpington and the southern villages draw families targeting smaller state schools on the rural fringe. Sprowston and the wards of Norwich City Centre extend the competitive belt for secondary places through the city's inner residential ring. Norwich Station serves London Liverpool Street via Greater Anglia, and cross-county services reach Cambridge, Peterborough, and the Norfolk Broads.
145
Primary
schools
22
Secondary
schools
4
All-through
schools
2
Post-16
colleges
16
Special
schools
4
Other
schools
of which24sixth forms·43faith·1nurseries194 total
Area Performance
Norwich schools rank in the top 57% of England
Across 163 primary, secondary and sixth-form schools, state and independent. The average Find My School Inspection Score is 7.39/10, -0.03 vs England.
Find My School Inspection Band
13% Elite
Distribution across all Norwich schools
EliteExcellentGoodDevelopingRebuilding
Norwich vs England distribution
National Rank
Top 57%
Across all ranked Norwich schools
Top 60%Primaryavg #9,010 of 14,978
Top 51%Secondaryavg #1,968 of 3,861
Top 48%Sixth formavg #1,214 of 2,554
Primary schools: 113 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.3/10
-0.08 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#9,010
-10 pts vs medianmedian 7,489
top 60% of 14,978
% reaching expected RWM standardstate
58%
-4 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 62%
% reaching higher RWM standardstate
6%
-2 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 8%
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.3/10
-0.08 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#9,010
-10 pts vs medianmedian 7,489
top 60% of 14,978
% reaching expected RWM standardstate
58%
-4 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 62%
% reaching higher RWM standardstate
6%
-2 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 8%
Secondary schools: 26 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.6/10
+0.16 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.4/10
Average national rank
#1,968
-1 pts vs medianmedian 1,931
top 51% of 3,861
% achieving grades 9-7 (A*-A)state
54%
-2 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 56%
Attainment 8 score (out of 90)state
44.9
+5.8 vs Eng avgEng avg 39.1
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.6/10
+0.16 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.4/10
Average national rank
#1,968
-1 pts vs medianmedian 1,931
top 51% of 3,861
% achieving grades 9-7 (A*-A)state
54%
-2 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 56%
Attainment 8 score (out of 90)state
44.9
+5.8 vs Eng avgEng avg 39.1
Sixth form schools: 24 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.8/10
+0.04 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.7/10
Average national rank
#1,214
+2 pts vs medianmedian 1,277
top 48% of 2,554
% A*-A at A-Level
27%
+1 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 25%
% A*-B at A-Level
51%
+1 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 50%
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.8/10
+0.04 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.7/10
Average national rank
#1,214
+2 pts vs medianmedian 1,277
top 48% of 2,554
% A*-A at A-Level
27%
+1 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 25%
% A*-B at A-Level
51%
+1 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 50%
Oxford
#286
7 ranked schools · -33 places vs Eng avg #253 of 1,197
Applications
54
Offers
3
Offer rate5.6%
-9.5 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 15.1%
Cambridge
#689
13 ranked schools · +84 places vs Eng avg #773 of 1,880
Applications
94
Offers
31
Offer rate33.0%
+3.5 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 29.4%
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