Schools in Norwich
Primary and secondary schools serving Norwich, with inspection ratings, pupil numbers and distances.
- Council
- Norwich
- Region
- East of England
- Population
- 205,469 (2024)
Schools in Norwich
83 schools in Norwich: 53 primary, 10 secondary and 20 other, including 10 independent. 90% of those with an Ofsted grade are rated good or better. The 80 that publish a capacity are 87% full overall, and 13 have more pupils than places.
Inspection ratings
- Excellent18.1%
- Good54.2%
- Needs improvement8.4%
- Not rated19.3%
The largest schools here
- Thorpe St Andrew School and Sixth FormSecondary · ages 11–18 · 1,830 pupils · 97% fullExcellent2.7 miles · March 2014
- Sprowston Community AcademySecondary · ages 11–18 · 1,702 pupils · 96% fullGood1.6 miles · May 2026
- City of Norwich School, An Ormiston AcademySecondary · ages 11–18 · 1,685 pupils · 96% fullGood2.0 miles · December 2021
- Notre Dame High School, NorwichSecondary · ages 11–18 · Faith school · 1,613 pupils · 117% fullGood1.1 miles · February 2024
- Hellesdon High SchoolSecondary · ages 11–18 · 1,476 pupils · 114% fullNeeds improvement2.1 miles · October 2023
- Norwich SchoolOther · ages 3–18 · Independent · Faith school · 1,112 pupils · 89% fullNot rated0.7 miles
- Sewell Park AcademySecondary · ages 11–16 · 775 pupils · 103% fullGood0.6 miles · June 2026
- City Academy NorwichSecondary · ages 11–19 · 674 pupils · 61% fullNeeds improvement2.0 miles · June 2024
- Catton Grove Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 2–11 · 639 pupils · 74% fullGood1.1 miles · May 2023
- Sir Isaac Newton Sixth Form Free SchoolSixth form / 16+ · ages 16–19 · 635 pupils · 106% fullNot rated0.7 miles
- Norwich High School for Girls GDSTOther · ages 3–19 · Independent · Girls · 574 pupils · 57% fullNot rated1.6 miles
- Costessey Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 559 pupils · 89% fullGood3.0 miles · June 2023
- Hewett AcademySecondary · ages 11–16 · 543 pupils · 72% fullGood1.7 miles · October 2023
- The Open AcademySecondary · ages 11–19 · Faith school · 529 pupils · 71% fullGood1.5 miles · March 2023
- Avenue Junior SchoolPrimary · ages 7–11 · 466 pupils · 97% fullGood1.2 miles · March 2019
- Mile Cross Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 465 pupils · 99% fullExcellent1.1 miles · November 2017
- Charles Darwin Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 2–11 · 465 pupils · 111% fullExcellent0.9 miles · June 2019
- University Technical College NorfolkSecondary · ages 14–19 · 451 pupils · 75% fullGood2.8 miles · May 2019
- Town Close Co-Educational Preparatory SchoolOther · ages 2–14 · Independent · 428 pupils · 77% fullNot rated1.5 miles
- St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · Faith school · 424 pupils · 101% fullGood1.5 miles · July 2024
- St Michael's VA Junior SchoolPrimary · ages 7–11 · Faith school · 423 pupils · 94% fullGood3.2 miles · February 2023
- Lakenham Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 419 pupils · 100% fullGood1.6 miles · May 2024
- Falcon Junior SchoolPrimary · ages 7–11 · 417 pupils · 87% fullGood1.8 miles · November 2022
- St William's Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 3–11 · 407 pupils · 97% fullGood2.0 miles · April 2016
- Bignold Primary School and NurseryPrimary · ages 2–11 · 399 pupils · 95% fullGood1 mile · May 2022
- Heartsease Primary AcademyPrimary · ages 2–11 · 398 pupils · 91% fullGood1.6 miles · July 2023
- Eaton Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 5–11 · 382 pupils · 91% fullGood2.5 miles · December 2023
- Hillside Avenue Primary and Nursery School, ThorpePrimary · ages 3–11 · 378 pupils · 80% fullGood2.6 miles · September 2022
- Dussindale Primary SchoolPrimary · ages 4–11 · 362 pupils · 86% fullGood3.0 miles · June 2019
- White Woman Lane Junior SchoolPrimary · ages 7–11 · 352 pupils · 98% fullExcellent2.0 miles · May 2024
And 53 more.
Ofsted replaced single overall grades with report cards in November 2025. The rating shown here reflects each school’s latest inspection: its new report card where it has one, or its most recent graded inspection otherwise. Check the inspection date beside each school.
Occupancy compares pupils on roll with published school capacity. Sources: Department for Education (Get Information About Schools), Ofsted, and the Welsh and Scottish school registers. Open Government Licence v3.0.