Hewett Academy

About Hewett Academy

Hewett Academy is a school that parents clearly want to get into. For the 2025/26 intake, the school received 401 applications for just 127 places, giving an oversubscription ratio of 3.16. Of those, 105 families put it down as their first preference, and all of them were offered a place. That level of demand suggests a strong local reputation, and it's backed up by the school's most recent Ofsted inspection in 2023, which rated it Good overall. Inspectors were particularly impressed with personal development, awarding it an Outstanding grade. The school has held a Good rating across both its recent inspections, with the previous one in 2018 also landing at Good. With 35.7% of pupils eligible for free school meals, Hewett serves a diverse catchment, and its 488 pupils make it noticeably below its capacity of 750, so there is room for growth.

Academically, Hewett Academy is performing well above the national average. Its Progress 8 score of 0.56 is categorised as 'Well above average', meaning pupils here make significantly more progress than similar students nationally. That score places the school 2nd out of 8 secondary schools in Norwich, and 50th out of 350 in the East of England region. For context, the local authority average Progress 8 score is -0.02, so Hewett is a clear outlier in a positive direction. In English, the Progress 8 score is 0.52, in maths it's 0.68, and the EBacc element sits at 0.6. The Attainment 8 score is 46.8, and 53.1% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in English and maths. The EBacc average point score is 4.38, with 73.4% of pupils entering the EBacc combination of subjects.

The school offers a solid range of facilities including a swimming pool, astro turf, theatre, and music rooms, plus clubs like Debate, Model UN, and Young Enterprise. Sports on offer include martial arts, swimming, cricket, and gymnastics. For families with children who have additional needs, the SEND provisions are comprehensive, covering dyslexia, moderate learning difficulties, social and emotional mental health, speech and language needs, hearing impairment, physical disability, and autistic spectrum disorder. There is no sixth form, so pupils will need to move on at 16. Hewett is a good fit for families who want a secondary school with strong academic progress, a clear focus on personal development, and a lively extracurricular offer, all within a state-funded, non-selective setting in Norwich.

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