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Secondary schools in Norfolk, ranked

The 53 secondary schools here are ranked by their average Attainment 8 score in 2024/25, from the Department for Education's published results. Progress 8 is suspended nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26, so it cannot be used.

Exam results are one part of the picture, and rankings never include Ofsted judgements: inspections from different eras cannot fairly be compared. Special schools and independent schools are not ranked, because their published figures do not compare fairly either. Each school's own page has its inspection history and context.

  1. 1
    61.3
    Attainment 8
  2. 2
    Hethersett Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    59.0
    Attainment 8
  3. 3
    Wymondham College

    Academy converter

    56.4
    Attainment 8
  4. 4
    Jane Austen College

    Free schools

    53.7
    Attainment 8
  5. 5
    Wymondham High Academy

    Academy converter

    52.6
    Attainment 8
  6. 6
    Wayland Academy

    Academy converter

    52.0
    Attainment 8
  7. 7
    Long Stratton High School

    Academy sponsor led

    50.8
    Attainment 8
  8. 8
    Framingham Earl High School

    Academy converter

    50.6
    Attainment 8
  9. 9
    50.4
    Attainment 8
  10. 10
    University Technical College Norfolk

    University technical college

    49.8
    Attainment 8
  11. 11
    Caister Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    49.4
    Attainment 8
  12. 12
    49.2
    Attainment 8
  13. 13
    Taverham High School

    Academy converter

    49.0
    Attainment 8
  14. 14
    Cromer Academy

    Academy converter

    48.1
    Attainment 8
  15. 15
    Dereham Neatherd High School

    Academy converter

    47.4
    Attainment 8
  16. 16
    Ormiston Venture Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    47.3
    Attainment 8
  17. 17
    Sheringham High School

    Academy converter

    47.1
    Attainment 8
  18. 18
    Acle Academy

    Academy converter

    46.9
    Attainment 8
  19. 19
    Springwood High School

    Academy converter

    46.9
    Attainment 8
  20. 20
    46.8
    Attainment 8
  21. 21
    Diss High School

    Academy converter

    46.6
    Attainment 8
  22. 22
    Hewett Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    46.5
    Attainment 8
  23. 23
    Hobart High School

    Academy converter

    46.1
    Attainment 8
  24. 24
    North Walsham High School

    Academy converter

    45.8
    Attainment 8
  25. 25
    Marshland High School

    Academy sponsor led

    45.5
    Attainment 8
  26. 26
    45.5
    Attainment 8
  27. 27
    Alderman Peel High School

    Academy converter

    45.4
    Attainment 8
  28. 28
    Ormiston Victory Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    45.3
    Attainment 8
  29. 29
    St Clement's High School

    Academy sponsor led

    45.3
    Attainment 8
  30. 30
    Sprowston Community Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    45.0
    Attainment 8
  31. 31
    Aylsham High School

    Foundation school

    45.0
    Attainment 8
  32. 32
    King Edward VII Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    44.4
    Attainment 8
  33. 33
    Lynn Grove Academy

    Academy converter

    44.2
    Attainment 8
  34. 34
    Downham Market Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    43.8
    Attainment 8
  35. 35
    42.7
    Attainment 8
  36. 36
    The Thetford Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    42.4
    Attainment 8
  37. 37
    Flegg High Ormiston Academy

    Academy converter

    42.0
    Attainment 8
  38. 38
    Attleborough Academy

    Academy converter

    41.4
    Attainment 8
  39. 39
    Litcham School

    Academy converter

    41.4
    Attainment 8
  40. 40
    Northgate High School

    Academy converter

    41.0
    Attainment 8
  41. 41
    Fakenham Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    40.9
    Attainment 8
  42. 42
    Hellesdon High School

    Academy converter

    40.3
    Attainment 8
  43. 43
    Smithdon High School

    Academy sponsor led

    40.3
    Attainment 8
  44. 44
    Stalham High School

    Academy sponsor led

    39.5
    Attainment 8
  45. 45
    King's Lynn Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    39.1
    Attainment 8
  46. 46
    Sewell Park Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    39.1
    Attainment 8
  47. 47
    Iceni Secondary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    39.0
    Attainment 8
  48. 48
    38.6
    Attainment 8
  49. 49
    The Nicholas Hamond Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    38.4
    Attainment 8
  50. 50
    Old Buckenham High School

    Academy converter

    37.8
    Attainment 8
  51. 51
    The Open Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    36.7
    Attainment 8
  52. 52
    Cliff Park Ormiston Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    35.9
    Attainment 8
  53. 53
    City Academy Norwich

    Academy sponsor led

    35.2
    Attainment 8

Common questions

Which is the best secondary school in Norfolk?
By 2024/25 exam results alone, Notre Dame High School, Norwich ranks first of 53 ranked secondary schools in Norfolk, with an average Attainment 8 score of 61.3. Results reflect each school's cohort as well as its teaching, so treat the ranking as a starting point rather than a verdict.
How are schools in Norfolk ranked?
Secondary schools are ranked by their average Attainment 8 score in 2024/25, from the Department for Education's published results; Progress 8 is suspended nationally, so it cannot be used. Ofsted judgements are never part of the ranking, because inspections from different eras cannot fairly be compared, and special and independent schools are not ranked because their published figures do not compare fairly.
How many secondary schools are ranked in Norfolk?
53 secondary schools in Norfolk published 2024/25 results and are ranked here. Schools without published results, special schools and independent schools are listed on the area's own page instead.

Exam results come from the Department for Education's school performance service and cover the 2024/25 academic year. Schools without published results for that year are not listed.