Eaton Hall Specialist Academy
Pettus Road, Norwich, NR4 7BU
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy special converter
- Ages
- 5 to 16
- Gender
- Boys
- Trust
- BROAD HORIZONS EDUCATION TRUST
- Head of School
- Mr Peter Lambert
- Religious ethos
- None
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Sponsor
- Broad Horizons Education Trust
- SEN provision
- SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Constituency
- Norwich South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 54
- Pupils on roll
- 53
- URN
- 139099
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01603457480
About this school
Eaton Hall Specialist Academy is a boys' special academy in Norwich. It teaches children aged 5 to 16 and has 53 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 29% | 14% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 14% | 14% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 97.0 | 94.0 | 87.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 86.0 | 89.0 | 86.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -7.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -6.90 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
| Attainment 8 score | 7.4 | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | -1.46 -2.51 to -0.41 | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.3 | - | - |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Eaton Hall Specialist Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Norfolk average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 0% | 49.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 49.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 52.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 15.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 20.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 27.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 52 |
| 2023/24 | 53 |
| 2024/25 | 56 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 82.14%
- English as an additional language
- 1.8%
- Overall absence
- 27.41%
- Persistent absence
- 51.28%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Clare School0.4 miles
Special schools · Norwich
-
University of East Anglia0.7 miles
Universities · Norwich
-
Norwich High School for Girls GDST0.8 miles
Independent schools
-
The Parkside School, Norwich1.0 miles
Special schools · Norwich
-
Town Close Co-Educational Preparatory School1.2 miles
Independent schools · Norwich
Other schools in Norwich
- Acorn Park School Special schools
- All Saints School Special schools
- Aurora Eccles School Special schools
- Aurora White House School Special schools
- Banks House School Special schools
- Future Education Special schools
- Hall School Special schools
- Harford Manor School, Norwich Special schools
- Red Balloon Educational Trust-Norfolk Special schools
- The Clare School Special schools
- The Lighthouse Special schools
- The Parkside School, Norwich Special schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Eaton Hall Specialist Academy teach?
- Eaton Hall Specialist Academy teaches children aged 5 to 16. It is a special school in Norwich.
- Who is the head of school of Eaton Hall Specialist Academy?
- The head of school of Eaton Hall Specialist Academy is Mr Peter Lambert, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Eaton Hall Specialist Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Eaton Hall Specialist Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Eaton Hall Specialist Academy?
- Eaton Hall Specialist Academy has 53 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 16.
- Is Eaton Hall Specialist Academy full?
- Eaton Hall Specialist Academy has capacity for 54 pupils and 53 on roll (98%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Eaton Hall Specialist Academy a faith school?
- No. Eaton Hall Specialist Academy has no designated religious character.
- Who runs Eaton Hall Specialist Academy?
- Eaton Hall Specialist Academy is part of BROAD HORIZONS EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Eaton Hall Specialist Academy have?
- The schools register lists Eaton Hall Specialist Academy's special educational needs provision as: SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Eaton Hall Specialist Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Eaton Hall Specialist Academy's absence rate?
- Eaton Hall Specialist Academy's overall absence rate is 27.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Eaton Hall Specialist Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Eaton Hall Specialist Academy's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.