Jane Austen College, Norwich

From the headteacher's welcome: "At Jane Austen College, excellence is our hallmark. We pride ourselves on providing a nurturing and stimulating environment where every pupil can thrive. We are an outstanding community school dedicated to widening the world of every single one of our pupils, both academically and culturally to ensure they achieve their absolute best."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, rugby, athletics, basketball, badminton, swimming, chess, photography and Duke of Edinburgh.

Coming up: an open evening on Wednesday 4 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2026, pupils at Jane Austen College averaged an Attainment 8 score of 52.2, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 45 in Norfolk and 47 across England.

59% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 43% in Norfolk and 47% in England.

That is down from 53.7 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.26: pupils made 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 40.3, against 57.2 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 16.9 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 24 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, History and Geography.

For September 2026 entry, 165 families put Jane Austen College as their first choice and 506 named it as one of their preferences, for 179 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 15 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Jane Austen College are Notre Dame High School, Norwich (0.7 miles, Good, Attainment 8 57); Sewell Park Academy (1 mile, Good, Attainment 8 37.6); Hewett Academy (1.3 miles, Good, Attainment 8 46.1); and The Open Academy (1.6 miles, Good, Attainment 8 33.1).

Jane Austen College's 2026 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

Jane Austen College 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 165 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 86% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 40% to a further education college, 2% to an apprenticeship and 2% into work.

Of the 75 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 41% went on to university or other higher education, 4% to apprenticeships and 45% into work. 29% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

In 2026, 97 pupils (8.9%) received SEN support and 43 (4%) 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 social, emotional and mental health needs.

The nearest railway station is Norwich Rail Station, about 1100 metres away (roughly a 14-minute walk).

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is St Andrews House (opposite), 260 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 919 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Norfolk (28), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Jane Austen College issued 239 suspensions, 21.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The primary schools closest to Jane Austen College are Magdalen Gates Primary School (0.5 miles), Charles Darwin Primary School (0.5 miles), The Free School Norwich (0.6 miles) and Bignold Primary School and Nursery (0.6 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.