City of Norwich School

Comprehensive

National rank

362

383

Rank last year

53.3%

A-level

A-level

A*-B

26.5%

GCSE

GCSE

9/8/7

Need to know

Head teacher Jo Philpott
Attendance 91.3%
Gender of entry Mixed
Send pupils* 15.1% *Special educational needs and disabilities
Total pupils 1,735
Pupils on free school meals 28.5%
Progress 8

Progress 8 is a measure of the development a school cohort/pupils makes from year 6 to year 11. The data used is from 2024. There will be no KS2 updates for 2025 or 2026 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The government is consulting on an improved version of Progress 8 and Attainment 8

AVERAGE
Our methodology
Results

A-level 2025 rank: 352

Grade

%

A*

6.3

A

16.8

B

30.3

A*/A

23.1

A*-B

53.3

GCSE 2025 rank: 356=

Grade

%

9/8

14.2

7

12.3

9/8/7

26.5

What the school inspection says

“Pupils are proud to be a part of the City of Norwich School community. Bullying is very rare and behaviour is calm. Pupils rise to the high expectations of them ... In lessons, they concentrate and work hard. They say teachers’ consistent responses to any issues mean learning is seldom disrupted ... Pupils have a strong voice ... groups such as Expect Respect and COD (Celebrate Our Differences) ... challenge leaders to make changes ... Leaders have put in place a broad and well-designed curriculum, but show less ambition regarding the subjects pupils choose for Key Stage 4.”
Inspection
2021
*Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgment in inspections of state-funded schools. A five-point grading scale, including a new “exceptional” grade was introduced in November 2025.

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