Secondary · NR3 · Norfolk

Sewell Park Academy

St Clement's Hill, Norwich, NR3 4BX

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Good

At a glance

Key published figures for this school.

OfstedGood
Attendance92.4%
AttainmentProgress 8: -0.43
AdmissionsOften has places
Pupils775

Ofsted inspection

Latest outcome

Good

Latest visit (Jun 2026): renewed Ofsted format (no single overall grade) — achievement needs attention; inclusion, curriculum and teaching, attendance and behaviour, personal development and wellbeing and leadership and governance expected standard. See the full Ofsted report.

Inspection history

Improved from Requires improvement (23 May 2018).

  1. Previous gradedRequires improvement

This page shows previous graded and latest ungraded outcomes when Ofsted publishes them in the national file. Full history stays on the Ofsted report.

School figures

Coloured bars compare this school with the average for other schools in NR3. Where we have them, council (Norwich) and England figures appear under FSM, SEN and attendance. FSM, SEN and EAL are context, not quality scores. For attendance, higher is usually better.

Pupils on roll
775
Free school meals
44.1%
16.4% above district average (27.7%)

Also: England 25.8%

SEN
25%
5.2% above district average (19.8%)

Also: England 16.5%

EAL
25.6%
4.8% below district average (30.4%)
Attendance
92.4%
2.9% below district average (95.3%)

Also: England 91.9%

Persistent absence
24.1%
Progress 8
-0.43 (2023/24)
Attainment 8
39.1
Grade 5+ English & maths
29.3%
Grade 4+ English & maths
47.3%
Entered for EBacc
17.3%
EBacc average point score
3.24

Each metric uses its own colour so you can tell the rows apart. The lighter bar is the NR3 average; the darker bar is this school.

Attendance

Autumn and spring term attendance from DfE pupil absence data (where published for this URN).

  • 2020/2192.6%
  • 2021/2287.9%
  • 2022/2387.4%
  • 2023/2489.4%
  • 2024/2590.1%

Admissions

Demand signal
Often has places
Published capacity (GIAS)
1199
Pupils on roll
775

Indicative signal from published roll versus GIAS capacity. Not applications versus offers, and not a guarantee of a place.

Published admission number (PAN) and applications versus offers are not in our national datasets yet. Use your council booklet.

Check your council admissions booklet via the Norfolk page.

SEN support

SEN %
25%
On-site provision
None listed in GIAS

A higher SEN percentage can mean experience with support needs, or more demand on staff. Ask the SENCO what is available day to day.

Sources and freshness

  • School year for most DfE figures: 2024/25.
  • Pipeline last checked: Sept 2026.
  • Council and England attendance / FSM tables: 2024/25.
  • School figures from DfE / GIAS / Ofsted where published. District averages use other schools in this postcode district. Council and England figures use DfE local authority and national tables for the matching phase.
  • School photos are not shown yet. Schools will be able to add one later.
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