City Academy Norwich

 

Contact Details

Address:
 299 Bluebell Road
 Norwich
 Norfolk NR4 7LP
Telephone: 01603 452628
Previous Name: n/a, n/a

School Type

Phase: Secondary and Sixth Form (ages 11-19)
Type: Sponsor-Led Academy
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2009
History: This school arose from Earlham High School
Trust: Sapientia Education Trust
Sponsor: Sapientia Education Trust

Staff and Pupils

Principal: Mrs Jo Franklin (since September 2022)
Previous Headteacher: Jenny Comber
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 43 / 25.92
Non-teaching Staff*: 51.34
Number of pupils: 682
Pupils Per Teacher: 15.9
Sex: Mixed (48% boys / 52% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 53.20% (high)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 25.2%
Local child deprivation rate: 20.7% (4km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 31.8%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 28.6%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 5.7km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Authority: Norfolk
Constituency: Norwich South
Electoral Ward: University
School Number: 9266906

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 18th June 2024 (view record)
Ofsted Rating: Requires improvement

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
 
 

Nearby Schools

  1. West Earlham Infant and Nursery School (0.4km) show on map
  2. West Earlham Junior School (0.4km) show on map
  3. Bluebell Primary School (0.5km) show on map
  4. Henderson Green Primary Academy (0.7km) show on map
  5. Earlham Nursery School (1.0km) show on map
  6. Norwich Primary Academy (1.1km) show on map
  7. Future Education (1.1km) show on map
  8. St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School (1.3km) show on map
  9. The Clare School (1.3km) show on map
  10. Colman Junior School (1.3km) show on map
  11. Eaton Hall Specialist Academy (1.3km) show on map
  12. Recreation Road Infant School (1.5km) show on map
  13. The Parkside School, Norwich (1.5km) show on map
  14. Colman Infant School (1.5km) show on map
  15. Valley Primary Academy (1.6km) show on map
  16. Avenue Junior School (1.7km) show on map
  17. Wensum Junior School (1.8km) show on map
  18. Clover Hill VA Infant and Nursery School (1.9km) show on map
  19. Red Balloon Educational Trust-Norfolk (2.0km) show on map
  20. Nelson Infant School (2.0km) show on map
  21. Cringleford Prep (2.0km) show on map
  22. Notre Dame Preparatory School (Norwich) Limited (2.1km) show on map
  23. Norwich High School for Girls GDST (2.2km) show on map
  24. Banks House School (2.3km) show on map
  25. Eaton Primary School (2.4km) show on map
  26. City of Norwich School, An Ormiston Academy (2.5km) show on map
  27. Cringleford CE VA Primary School (2.5km) show on map
  28. St Michael's VA Junior School (2.6km) show on map
  29. Town Close Co-Educational Preparatory School (2.6km) show on map
  30. Red Balloon - Norwich (2.7km) show on map
  31. Bignold Primary School and Nursery (2.7km) show on map
  32. Sir Isaac Newton Sixth Form Free School (2.8km) show on map
  33. Costessey Primary School (2.8km) show on map
  34. Norwich City College of Further and Higher Ed... (2.8km) show on map
  35. Harford Manor School, Norwich (2.8km) show on map
  36. Chapel Break Infant School (2.9km) show on map
  37. Jane Austen College (3.1km) show on map
  38. The Free School Norwich (3.1km) show on map
  39. Mile Cross Primary School (3.2km) show on map
  40. Hewett Academy (3.2km) show on map
  41. Ormiston Victory Academy (3.2km) show on map
  42. Visiting Teacher Service Central (3.3km) show on map
  43. Tuckswood Academy (3.3km) show on map
  44. Notre Dame High School, Norwich (3.4km) show on map
  45. The Wherry School (3.4km) show on map
  46. Angel Road Infant School (3.4km) show on map
  47. Angel Road Junior School (3.4km) show on map
  48. Norwich School (3.6km) show on map
  49. Magdalen Gates Primary School (3.6km) show on map
  50. Norwich Steiner School (3.6km) show on map
  51. Hellesdon High School (3.7km) show on map
  52. Lakenham Primary School (3.7km) show on map
  53. Kinsale Junior School (3.7km) show on map
  54. Kinsale Infant School (3.7km) show on map
  55. Charles Darwin Primary School (3.8km) show on map
  56. University Technical College Norfolk (3.9km) show on map
  57. Catton Grove Primary School (3.9km) show on map
  58. Edith Cavell Academy and Nursery (3.9km) show on map
  59. Little Melton Primary School (4.0km) show on map
  60. Sewell Park Academy (4.0km) show on map
  61. Heather Avenue Infant School (4.0km) show on map
  62. The Bawburgh School (4.0km) show on map
  63. George White Junior School (4.1km) show on map
  64. Mousehold Infant & Nursery School (4.3km) show on map
  65. St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Costessey (4.3km) show on map
  66. St. Clements Hill Primary Academy (4.4km) show on map
  67. Firside Junior School (4.7km) show on map
  68. Hethersett Woodside Primary & Nursery School (4.7km) show on map
  69. Lionwood Junior School (4.7km) show on map
  70. Lionwood Infant and Nursery School (4.8km) show on map
  71. Arden Grove Infant and Nursery School (4.8km) show on map
  72. Hall School (4.9km) show on map
  73. Trowse Primary School (5.0km) show on map
  74. Garrick Green Infant School (5.1km) show on map
  75. Old Catton CofE VC Junior School (5.2km) show on map
  76. Include School Norfolk (5.4km) show on map
  77. Hethersett VC Primary School (5.5km) show on map
  78. Hethersett Academy (5.5km) show on map
  79. Sprowston Junior School (5.6km) show on map
  80. Sprowston Infant School (5.6km) show on map
  81. Heartsease Primary Academy (5.7km) show on map
  82. Sprowston Community Academy (5.7km) show on map
  83. Lodge Lane Infant School (5.7km) show on map
  84. The Open Academy (5.8km) show on map
  85. Drayton CofE Junior School (5.9km) show on map
  86. White Woman Lane Junior School (5.9km) show on map
  87. Falcon Junior School (6.0km) show on map
  88. St William's Primary School (6.0km) show on map
  89. Queen's Hill Primary School (6.1km) show on map
  90. Cecil Gowing Infant School (6.1km) show on map
  91. Sparhawk Infant School & Nursery (6.3km) show on map
  92. The Bridge Easton (6.3km) show on map
  93. Ghost Hill Infant and Nursery School (6.3km) show on map
  94. Taverham VC CE Junior School (6.5km) show on map
  95. Drayton Community Infant School (6.5km) show on map
  96. St Peter's CofE Primary Academy, Easton (6.8km) show on map
  97. Hillside Avenue Primary and Nursery School, Thorpe (6.9km) show on map
  98. Nightingale Infant & Nursery School (7.0km) show on map
  99. The Lighthouse (7.1km) show on map
  100. White House Farm (7.2km) show on map
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Predecessor Schools†
† Establishments now closed from which this school arose, or with which it has merged

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