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51 of 54 secondary schools ranked by Progress 8 · all Norfolk schools · primary schools

Ranked on Progress 8, 2023/24 — the most recent year each school has published. Official data, not our opinion — but the ranking is only as good as the measure, and a single number never describes a school. We hold real catchment boundaries for 44 of them.

40 of 54 rated Good or Outstanding
3 oversubscribed on first preference
10 Good or better and undersubscribed — the overlooked ones
Median Progress 8: -0.04 (best 1.13)

#	School	Progress 8	Ofsted	Places	Catchment
1	Hethersett Academy Norwich	1.13	Outstanding	about even 1.05 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
2	Wayland Academy Thetford	0.61	Good	about even 1.02 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
3	Notre Dame High School, Norwich Norwich	0.6	Good	oversubscribed 1.29 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
4	Hewett Academy Norwich hidden gem	0.56	Good	about even 0.85 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
5	Long Stratton High School Norwich hidden gem	0.54	Good	about even 0.89 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
6	Ormiston Venture Academy Gorleston	0.51	Not judged	oversubscribed 1.49 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
7	Wymondham High Academy Wymondham	0.37	Good	about even 1.05 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
8	Wymondham College Wymondham	0.36	Outstanding	oversubscribed 1.25 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
9	Caister Academy Great Yarmouth	0.3	Good	about even 0.95 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
10	Marshland High School Wisbech	0.3	Good	about even 1.14 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
11	Attleborough Academy Attleborough	0.27	Good	about even 0.97 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
12	Broadland High Ormiston Academy Norwich	0.27	Good	about even 1.09 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
13	Framingham Earl High School Norwich	0.27	Good	about even 1.06 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
14	Cromer Academy Cromer	0.26	Good	about even 0.99 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
15	Jane Austen College Norwich hidden gem	0.26	Outstanding improving	about even 0.92 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
16	Aylsham High School Norwich	0.21	Good	about even 1.07 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
17	Hobart High School Norwich hidden gem	0.19	Good	about even 0.91 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
18	Lynn Grove Academy Great Yarmouth	0.17	Good improving	about even 1.1 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
19	North Walsham High School North Walsham	0.14	Good	about even 0.97 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
20	Thorpe St Andrew School and Sixth Form Norwich	0.14	Not judged	about even 0.97 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
21	Ormiston Victory Academy Norwich	0.12	Not judged	about even 1.01 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
22	Taverham High School Norwich	0.05	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
23	The Thetford Academy Thetford hidden gem	0.04	Good improving	about even 0.94 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
24	Old Buckenham High School Attleborough hidden gem	0.0	Good	about even 0.91 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
25	Great Yarmouth Charter Academy Great Yarmouth	-0.01	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
26	University Technical College Norfolk Norwich	-0.04	Not judged improving	—	approximate
27	Springwood High School King's Lynn	-0.05	Good	about even 1.09 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
28	Downham Market Academy Downham Market hidden gem	-0.06	Good	about even 0.91 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
29	Reepham High School and College Norwich	-0.06	Not judged	about even 0.98 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
30	St Clement's High School King's Lynn	-0.06	Good	about even 1.15 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
31	Acle Academy Norwich	-0.08	Good	about even 1.07 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
32	Diss High School Diss	-0.08	Good	about even 0.96 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
33	City of Norwich School, An Ormiston Academy Norwich	-0.09	Good	about even 1.03 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
34	Fakenham Academy Fakenham	-0.12	Good	about even 0.99 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
35	Sheringham High School Sheringham	-0.19	Good	about even 0.97 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
36	Stalham High School Norwich hidden gem	-0.21	Good	about even 0.94 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
37	Alderman Peel High School Wells-next-the-Sea	-0.31	Good	about even 0.99 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
38	Northgate High School Dereham hidden gem	-0.32	Good	about even 0.94 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
39	King Edward VII Academy King's Lynn	-0.35	Not judged	about even 0.95 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
40	Sprowston Community Academy Norwich hidden gem	-0.39	Good	about even 0.94 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
41	Smithdon High School Hunstanton	-0.41	Good improving	about even 0.95 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
42	Dereham Neatherd High School Dereham	-0.42	Not judged	about even 1.03 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
43	Sewell Park Academy Norwich	-0.43	Good	about even 0.96 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
44	The Open Academy Norwich	-0.46	Good improving	about even 0.95 first prefs per place, 2026/27	approximate
45	Hellesdon High School Norwich	-0.49	Requires improvement declining	about even 0.86 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
46	The Nicholas Hamond Academy Swaffham	-0.55	Good	about even 1.0 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
47	Flegg High Ormiston Academy Great Yarmouth	-0.56	Not judged	about even 0.95 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
48	King's Lynn Academy King's Lynn	-0.64	Good	about even 0.99 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
49	Cliff Park Ormiston Academy Great Yarmouth	-0.7	Not judged declining	undersubscribed 0.44 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
50	Iceni Secondary Academy Thetford	-0.73	Not judged	about even 0.93 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped
51	City Academy Norwich Norwich	-0.75	Requires improvement declining	undersubscribed 0.8 first prefs per place, 2026/27	mapped

Also in Norfolk

3 further secondary schools with no published Progress 8 for the latest year — usually too small a cohort to report, newly opened, or a special school. Listed because leaving them out would make this a misleading picture of Norfolk, not a fairer one.

Applying in Norfolk

Knowing which school is best is only half of it — these are the deadlines that decide whether you can apply at all.

Secondary application deadline 2026-10-31 · 2027 entry Secondary Common Application Form (CAF) deadline for September 2027 entry (Year 7). National statutory deadline 31 October 2026; apply via your home local authority. Selective/grammar registration, if any, is a separate earlier deadline.
Primary (Reception) application deadline 2027-01-15 · 2027 entry Primary (Reception) application deadline for September 2027 entry. National statutory deadline 15 January 2027; apply via your home local authority.
Secondary National Offer Day 2027-03-01 · 2027 entry Secondary National Offer Day for September 2027 entry — state school Year 7 place offers (1 March).
Primary National Offer Day 2027-04-16 · 2027 entry Primary National Offer Day for September 2027 entry — Reception place offers (16 April).
Secondary application deadline 2027-10-31 · 2028 entry Secondary Common Application Form (CAF) deadline for September 2028 entry (Year 7). National statutory deadline 31 October 2027; apply via your home local authority. Selective/grammar registration, if any, is a separate earlier deadline.
Primary (Reception) application deadline 2028-01-15 · 2028 entry Primary (Reception) application deadline for September 2028 entry. National statutory deadline 15 January 2028; apply via your home local authority.

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