63%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
47%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
46.5
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
68%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
320.7
EBacc APS · 2024/25
488
Pupils · 2024/25
29%
EAL · 2024/25
15%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good
Ofsted inspection · 03/10/2023
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityNorfolk
PhaseSecondary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio16.2:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen
Overview of Hewett Academy · Secondary · Norfolk
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How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
63%
-12pp
75%56%37%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 63%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
47%
-7pp
53%35%17%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 47%
Attainment 8
46.5
-0.3
46.840.734.6
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 46.5
EBacc entry
68%
-5pp
73%63%52%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 69%
EBacc APS
320.7
+40.2
320.7225.6130.5
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 320.7
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
488
Pupil : teacher ratio
16.2
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
29%
FSM eligible
37%
SEN
36%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
15%
Contact
Address
Cecil Road, Norwich, NR1 2PL
Local authority
Norfolk
Telephone
Email
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 63% | 47% | 46.5 | Not applicable | 68% | 320.7 | 74% | 488 |
| 2023/24 | 75% | 53% | 46.8 | +0.56 | 73% | 280.5 | 73% | 422 |
| 2022/23 | 61% | 43% | 41.8 | -0.21 | 61% | 168.8 | 64% | 317 |
| 2021/22 | 37% | 17% | 34.6 | +0.10 | 56% | 130.5 | 59% | 289 |
| 2018/19 | 47% | 24% | 37.3 | -0.05 | 52% | 202.5 | 52% | 296 |
| 2017/18 | 40% | 18% | 32.6 | -0.53 | 63% | 201.2 | 63% | 343 |
| 2016/17 | 53% | 29% | 39.0 | -0.08 | 10% | — | 20% | 491 |
Sixth form — Key Stage 5
| Year | A-level APS | Avg grade | VA progress | AAB+ | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018/19 | 14.8 | E+ | +0.54 | Not eligible | 41 |
| 2017/18 | 23.5 | D+ | -0.05 | 0% | 60 |
| 2016/17 | 25.8 | C- | -0.12 | 0% | 57 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 488 | 15.7 | 36% | 29% | 37% | 6% | 15% |
| 2023/24 | 422 | 16.5 | 27% | 28% | 38% | 7% | 23% |
| 2022/23 | 317 | 16.9 | 26% | 26% | 44% | 9% | 33% |
| 2021/22 | 289 | 12.0 | 24% | 25% | 49% | 13% | 40% |
| 2020/21 | 298 | 12.8 | 20% | 24% | 52% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 296 | 15.0 | 14% | 23% | 49% | 8% | 27% |
| 2017/18 | — | 11.3 | — | — | — | 7% | 20% |
| 2016/17 | 491 | 12.0 | 8% | 18% | 52% | 8% | 26% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.