Notre Dame High School, Norwich

Term dates

We haven't checked Norfolk's term dates yet. See the school's website.

Admissions

Places for Year 7 are applied for through your home council, not the school.

Apply for a secondary school place on GOV.UK

How places are given: as a Roman Catholic school, it may give priority to children of that faith, then usually by distance. Check its admissions policy.

For the sixth form, apply to the school directly.

How many families applied: Year 7

For September 2026, 265 families put this school as their first choice, and 205 places were offered. 199 of the families who put it first got a place (75%). More families put it first than there were places.

Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.

Ofsted inspection

Latest graded inspection, 28 February 2024. Overall: Good

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour and attitudes

Good

Personal development

Outstanding

Leadership and management

Good

Sixth form

Good

Read the Ofsted reports

From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.

About and location

Type

Academy

Phase

Secondary

Ages

11–18

Pupils

1613 (capacity 1378)

Gender

Mixed

Religious character

Roman Catholic

Diocese

Diocese of East Anglia

Academy trust

ST JOHN THE BAPTIST CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

Phone

01603611431

Address

Surrey Street, Norwich, NR1 3PB

Website

ndhs.org.uk

Official school record, including Ofsted reports