Sewell Park Academy

Academy sponsor led · Secondary school · Norwich, Norfolk
NR3 4BX
Composite score
48.9

About Sewell Park Academy

Sewell Park Academy is a secondary school in Norwich, Norfolk, classified by the DfE as an academy sponsor led. Around 789 pupils aged 11 to 16 attend the school. The school holds a 'Good' judgement from Ofsted. In the most recent GCSE results, pupils achieved an average Attainment 8 score of 39.1, below the national average of 46. That marks an improvement of 1.1 points in its Attainment 8 score on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of secondary schools nationally.

29% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, well below the national average of about 45%. 47% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 41% of pupils have been eligible for free school meals in the last six years, compared with roughly 24% nationally — useful context when reading the results above. When you visit, you might ask how the school stretches its higher-attaining pupils and supports those who need to catch up. 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 further down the page.

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#2,636
National rank
#294
In East of England
#45
In Norfolk
Top 83%
Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score
39.1
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
29%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
47%
% EBacc grade 5+
5%
EBacc average points score
3.24

Ofsted judgements

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

School profile

Pupils on roll 789 % FSM ever-6 41.4% % EAL 25.6% Age range 11–16 Gender Mixed

Location

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