Hewett Academy, Norwich

From the headteacher's welcome: "Welcome to Hewett Academy - one of Norwich's most iconic, well known and most successful schools. Set on the edge of Norwich, Hewett is well known for high academic standards combined with exceptional sporting facilities, a rich tradition of the visual arts and a strong sense of community."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include STEM and Duke of Edinburgh.

On phones, the school says: "Our focus are: Attendance & punctuality to school and lessons Students being fully equipped and in full uniform Ensuring good order in classrooms Mobile phones should not be seen or heard at all."

In 2026, pupils at Hewett Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 46.1, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 45 in Norfolk and 47 across England.

50% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 43% in Norfolk and 47% in England.

That is in line with 2025, when the score was 46.5.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.56: pupils made well above average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 39.9, against 48.8 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 8.9 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 18 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Art and Design and French.

For September 2026 entry, 119 families put Hewett Academy as their first choice and 397 named it as one of their preferences, for 140 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Hewett Academy are Visiting Teacher Service Central (0.4 miles); City of Norwich School, An Ormiston Academy (0.6 miles, Good, Attainment 8 49.2); Notre Dame High School, Norwich (0.7 miles, Good, Attainment 8 57); and University Technical College Norfolk (1.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 50.4).

Each of them had higher 2026 results than Hewett Academy.

Hewett Academy is one of 18 schools run by Inspiration Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 47.5 in 2024/25.

Of the 64 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 89% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 59% to a further education college and 5% into work.

28% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (55%), Black (15%) and Asian (10%).

In 2026, 134 pupils (24.7%) received SEN support and 45 (8.3%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is a specific learning difficulty such as dyslexia.

Hewett Academy had 38 teachers in 2026, one for every 13 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical secondary school, at about one for every 17.

The nearest railway station is Norwich Rail Station, about 1.2 miles away in a straight line.

9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Lady Betty Road (opposite), 180 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 352 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, shoplifting and anti-social behaviour. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Norfolk (28), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Hewett Academy issued 107 suspensions, 21.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 2 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Hewett Academy are Tuckswood Academy (0.4 miles), Edith Cavell Academy and Nursery (0.4 miles), Lakenham Primary School (0.5 miles) and The Free School Norwich (0.7 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.