Notre Dame High School, Norwich

Academy converter·Secondary school Norwich, Norfolk·NR1 3PB
Composite score
76.6
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National rank
#25
In East of England
#1
In Norfolk
Top 7%
Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score
61.3
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
—
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
69%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
89%
% EBacc grade 5+
52%
EBacc average points score
5.89

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Sixth form provision
Good

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
75%
265 first choices, 205 places
First choices per place
1.29
more first choices than places
Applications naming the school
564
any preference, for 205 places
Applications from another council area
5%
First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.10
00.511.52
1 per place
1.4220221.4120231.2720241.3920251.292026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Norfolk does not publish how far from the school the last child offered a Year 7 place lived, so there is no cut-off distance to show for Notre Dame High School, Norwich. Ask the school or the council how places were allocated this year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
11–18
Pupils on roll
1,572
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Admissions
Non-Selective

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
14.3%
Typical secondary: 27.5%
% EAL
27.4%
Typical secondary: 12.0%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
8.4%
Typical secondary: 13.7%
% with an EHC plan
3.0%
Typical secondary: 2.9%

Attendance

Overall absence
5.6%
Typical secondary: 8.9%
Persistently absent
11.7%
Typical secondary: 25.7%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
16.1
Typical secondary: 16.7
Spend per pupil
£6,994
Typical secondary: £7,815

“Typical” = the median secondary school in England. What this means

What pupils do next

The share of this school's Year 11 leavers in education, training or employment for at least two terms afterwards.

In education, training or work
95%
212 pupils tracked
Stayed in education
94%
Employment
1%

DfE, KS4 destination measures.

Nearby secondary schools

Location

Notre Dame High School, Norwich at a glance

Located in Norwich, Norfolk, Notre Dame High School, Norwich is a secondary school, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Roman Catholic religious character. The school educates roughly 1,572 pupils aged 11 to 18. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Good' at its most recent inspection. The school's average Attainment 8 score in the latest GCSE results was 61.3 — well above the national average (national average: 46). Its Attainment 8 score has risen by 3.8 points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 7% of secondary schools in England.

69% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, well above the national average of about 45%. 89% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. Notre Dame High School, Norwich is oversubscribed: about 8 in 10 of the families who made it their first choice were offered a Year 7 place for September 2026, with 265 first choices for 205 places. After Year 11, 95% of its leavers went on to education, an apprenticeship or work that they stayed in for at least two terms. Overall pupil absence was 5.6%. There are about 16.1 pupils per teacher. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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