Telegraph ranks Norwich schools from 'very good' to 'well below average'
Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 21 Oct, 12:08 · Archive
The Telegraph has ranked schools in and around Norwich using nine criteria and data from 2025/26.
Education experts at the Telegraph have ranked schools in and around Norwich using nine separate criteria and data from 2025/26, with scores out of a maximum of 40.
Notre Dame High School has retained first place with a 'very good' rating of 33 out of 40. Nineteen per cent of its pupils achieved grade 7 or above in GCSE maths and English. Jane Austen College came second with a 'good' rating of 29 out of 40 and 18.3 per cent of pupils achieving grade 7 or above. Thorpe St Andrew School completed the top three with a 'good' rating of 28 out of 40 and 8.7 per cent of pupils achieving grade 7 or above.
At the bottom of the ranking, The Open Academy, Sewell Park Academy, and City Academy were jointly placed 11th, each scoring 16 out of 40 and rated 'well below average'. The Open Academy recorded 4.9 per cent of pupils achieving grade 7 or above, Sewell Park 4.2 per cent, and City Academy 2.5 per cent.
How it is being reported
- The best (and worst) schools in Norwich revealed in new rankingEducation experts at the Telegraph have scored the best and worst schools in and around Norwich using new data from 2025/26.Norwich Evening News · 21 Oct, 11:40
- The best (and worst) schools in Norwich revealed in new rankingEducation experts at the Telegraph have scored the best and worst schools in and around Norwich using new data from 2025/26.Eastern Daily Press · 21 Oct, 11:40
In this story: Notre Dame High School · Jane Austen College · Thorpe St Andrew School · The Open Academy · Sewell Park Academy · City Academy · Norwich · The Telegraph
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