GCSE results 2026

Norfolk GCSE results 2026

Provisional 2025/26 results for 53 state secondary schools in Norfolk, 8,585 pupils. Norfolk ranks 103 of 151 councils for Attainment 8, which fell by 0.5 points on 2025.

Grade 5+ English & maths

44.0%

3.8 pts below England

Grade 7+ English & maths

10.2%

4.5 pts below England

Attainment 8

45.5

2.1 points below England

Council rank

103 / 151

By average Attainment 8

Norfolk at a glance

Highest Attainment 8: Notre Dame High School, Norwich (57.0).
Schools range from 33.1 to 57.0 on Attainment 8, a spread of 23.9 points, so the school you choose matters more than the council average.
Disadvantaged pupils averaged 35.9, 12.9 points behind their classmates (a smaller gap than England’s 13.8). They did best at Wymondham College (48.1).
Most improved on 2025: Old Buckenham High School, up 7.4 points to 45.2.

Every Norfolk secondary school, ranked

Ranked by Attainment 8 · 2025/26 provisional · E&M: English and maths

#	School	Pupils	Attainment 8	vs 2025	Grade 4+ E&M	Grade 5+ E&M	Grade 7+ E&M	Disadvantaged A8
1	Notre Dame High School, NorwichRoman Catholic · Top 10% three years running	210	57.0	−4.3	78.6%	64.3%	19.0%	43.1
2	Wymondham CollegeTop 10% three years running	218	56.7	+0.3	85.8%	66.5%	21.6%	48.1
3	Hethersett AcademyTop 10% three years running	220	55.5	−3.5	82.7%	70.9%	27.7%	40.6
4	Wymondham High Academy	260	52.9	+0.3	76.9%	58.1%	18.8%	40.7
5	Jane Austen College	175	52.2	−1.5	72.0%	59.4%	18.3%	40.3
6	University Technical College Norfolk	133	50.4	+0.6	78.2%	58.6%	12.8%	46.4
7	Wayland Academy	99	50.2	−1.8	74.7%	60.6%	19.2%	42.9
8	Broadland High Ormiston Academy	143	49.3	+2.5	76.9%	58.7%	8.4%	40.4
9	City of Norwich School, An Ormiston Academy	246	49.2	−1.2	67.9%	53.3%	18.3%	33.3
10	Reepham High School and College	166	49.2	+3.7	71.1%	56.0%	11.4%	41.5
11	Aylsham High School	215	48.6	+3.6	72.6%	53.5%	11.2%	35.5
12	Long Stratton High School	129	48.5	−2.3	65.1%	52.7%	9.3%	31.8
13	Caister Academy	105	47.9	−1.5	62.9%	38.1%	8.6%	42.0
14	Thorpe St Andrew School and Sixth Form	286	47.9	−1.3	75.5%	46.9%	8.7%	34.5
15	Cromer Academy	127	47.7	−0.4	68.5%	49.6%	11.8%	41.6
16	Framingham Earl High School	150	47.3	−3.3	66.7%	45.3%	8.0%	34.1
17	Taverham High School	207	46.4	−2.6	63.8%	44.4%	12.6%	31.2
18	Hobart High School	117	46.3	+0.2	68.4%	47.0%	4.3%	34.6
19	Springwood High School	291	46.2	−0.7	65.3%	44.3%	9.6%	36.8
20	Hewett Academy	70	46.1	−0.4	61.4%	50.0%	5.7%	39.9
21	The Harleston Sancroft Academy (a 3-16 Church of England School)Church of England	88	45.9	+3.2	73.9%	39.8%	8.0%	36.6
22	Sprowston Community Academy	277	45.8	+0.8	70.0%	52.7%	11.9%	32.7
23	Flegg High Ormiston Academy	152	45.7	+3.7	63.2%	43.4%	9.9%	34.1
24	Ormiston Venture Academy	172	45.7	−1.6	65.1%	44.2%	10.5%	40.4
25	Old Buckenham High School	109	45.2	+7.4	66.1%	37.6%	12.8%	32.3
26	The Thetford Academy	189	44.9	+2.5	62.4%	46.6%	10.6%	34.5
27	Sheringham High School	109	44.6	−2.5	67.0%	33.9%	8.3%	37.5
28	Acle Academy	122	44.5	−2.4	65.6%	36.9%	9.8%	36.1
29	Litcham School	105	44.1	+2.7	59.0%	35.2%	2.9%	36.5
30	North Walsham High School	123	44.1	−1.7	65.0%	35.8%	7.3%	36.0
31	The Nicholas Hamond Academy	122	43.7	+5.3	62.3%	37.7%	5.7%	41.9
32	St Clement's High School	138	43.6	−1.7	58.0%	35.5%	8.0%	34.2
33	Marshland High School	157	43.3	−2.2	61.1%	39.5%	6.4%	37.0
34	Dereham Neatherd High School	226	43.1	−4.3	61.9%	39.8%	4.9%	33.7
35	Diss High School	132	43.0	−3.6	57.6%	36.4%	11.4%	32.6
36	Attleborough Academy	155	42.8	+1.4	61.9%	32.9%	5.2%	36.5
37	Ormiston Victory Academy	205	42.6	−2.7	63.9%	40.0%	7.8%	35.1
38	Downham Market Academy	237	42.5	−1.3	57.0%	32.9%	9.7%	35.4
39	Hellesdon High School	237	42.0	+1.7	57.0%	37.1%	8.9%	29.4
40	Great Yarmouth Charter AcademyChristian	166	41.8	+3.2	57.8%	38.0%	4.8%	40.4
41	Lynn Grove AcademyChristian	212	41.8	−2.4	55.2%	34.0%	8.5%	35.5
42	Fakenham Academy	136	41.4	+0.5	55.1%	27.9%	5.9%	36.8
43	Smithdon High School	116	41.3	+1.0	62.1%	40.5%	6.9%	27.3
44	King Edward VII Academy	180	41.1	−3.3	57.2%	41.1%	7.8%	34.7
45	King's Lynn Academy	174	41.0	+1.9	60.9%	36.8%	11.5%	33.0
46	Northgate High School	162	40.6	−0.4	56.2%	33.3%	4.3%	28.5
47	Stalham High School	87	40.5	+1.0	57.5%	39.1%	3.4%	36.3
48	Alderman Peel High School	111	39.6	−5.8	49.5%	16.2%	2.7%	35.1
49	Sewell Park Academy	143	37.6	−1.5	44.8%	30.1%	4.2%	32.6
50	Iceni Secondary Academy	100	37.3	−1.7	51.0%	26.0%	3.0%	28.0
51	Cliff Park Ormiston Academy	175	36.8	+0.9	47.4%	28.0%	4.6%	30.4
52	City Academy Norwich	119	36.2	+1.0	48.7%	25.2%	2.5%	36.1
53	The Open AcademyChurch of England	82	33.1	−3.6	52.4%	25.6%	4.9%	32.0
	England average		47.6		66.8%	47.8%	14.7%	37.7

Disadvantaged A8: Attainment 8 of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years or looked after; blank where the school has too few to publish. Small year groups move more from year to year.

Norfolk against the rest of the East of England

Grade 5+ in English and maths, 2026

Southend-on-Sea56.0%
Hertfordshire54.7%
Cambridgeshire52.3%
Thurrock46.8%
Luton46.1%
Essex45.1%
Norfolk44.0%
Bedford42.5%
Central Bedfordshire42.3%
Suffolk41.1%
Peterborough40.8%

Reading these figures

Attainment 8 is out of 90: a pupil’s grades in eight GCSE slots added up, with English and maths counted twice.
There is no Progress 8 this year (these pupils sat no KS2 SATs), so results partly reflect each school’s intake.
These are provisional figures; revised ones with re-marks follow in early 2027.
Source: Department for Education, Key stage 4 performance (school-level data). Council figures are our pupil-weighted calculation over state-funded mainstream schools; independent schools are not included.