Further education · 16 plus
Norwich · NR2 2LJ · Norfolk
Ages 16–99
0.7 miles away
Open16 plusURN 139896
Sir Isaac Newton Sixth Form Free School
Free schools 16 to 19 · Norwich · NR2 1NR
Ages 16–19 · 635 pupils · Norfolk
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill120%
635 pupils · 440 places
- Pupils on roll
- 635
- Boys / girls
- 371 / 264
- School capacity
- 440
- Capacity fill
- 635 / 440 (144%)
- Free school meals
- 0%
- FSM pupils
- 0
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Free schools 16 to 19
Age range
Ages 16–19
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
1 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth formHas a sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Governance
- Academy trust: INSPIRATION TRUST
- Academy trust
- INSPIRATION TRUST
- Sponsor
- Inspiration Trust
- Headteacher
- Mr Chris Jennings
Location
- Address
- The Old Fire Station, 30 Bethel Street
- Postcode
- NR2 1NR
- Town
- Norwich
- County
- Norfolk
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- District
- Norwich
- Constituency
- Norwich South
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed free schools 16 to 19 (16 plus), Ages 16–19, in Norwich, Norfolk, 635 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form. Free school meals: 0%.
Nearby 16 plus schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Bignold Primary School and Nursery
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Norwich · NR2 2SY · Norfolk
Ages 2–11
- KS245%
- Absence6.5%
- FSM28.0%
- Demand0.96
0.3 miles away
Higher education institutions
Norwich · NR2 4SN · Norfolk
0.3 miles away
Jane Austen College
Ofsted: OutstandingFree schools · Secondary
Norwich · NR3 1DD · Norfolk
Ages 11–19
- Att849.0
- P80.3
- EM5+63%
- Absence8.9%
0.3 miles away
The Free School Norwich
Ofsted: Not judgedFree schools · Primary
Norwich · NR1 3NX · Norfolk
Ages 4–11
- KS246%
- Absence4.9%
- FSM17.8%
- Demand0.89
0.3 miles away
Other independent school
Norwich · NR1 4DD · Norfolk
Ages 3–18
- Att813.2
- EM5+2%
0.4 miles away
Notre Dame High School, Norwich
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Secondary
Norwich · NR1 3PB · Norfolk
Ages 11–18
- Att857.5
- P80.6
- EM5+65%
- Absence5.6%
0.5 miles away
Charles Darwin Primary School
Ofsted: Standards maintainedFree schools · Primary
Norwich · NR1 1DJ · Norfolk
Ages 2–11
- KS271%
- Absence5.5%
- FSM21.5%
- Demand0.98
0.6 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr Chris Jennings
- Telephone
- 01603280940