Norham High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 22 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- North Tyneside
- Unique reference
- 108628
- Address
- Alnwick Avenue, NE29 7BU
- Website
- http://www.norhamhigh.org
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 456 (93% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.4%
- Girls
- 47.6%
- First language not English
- 13.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 63.2%
- Persistent absence
- 20.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 20.6%
White British 82.2%
Unclassified 3.9%
Other White 3.3%
African 3.3%
Other Black 1.5%
Other 1.5%
Mixed 1.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.9%
Other Asian 0.7%
Irish 0.2%
Indian 0.2%
Pakistani 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 20%
Local authority average 29%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 24%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 42.4
Local authority average 45.8
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.54
Local authority average 3.97
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 5 |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 16 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 6 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 15 |
| English Language | GCSE | 53 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 54 |
| French | GCSE | 10 |
| Geography | GCSE | 19 |
| History | GCSE | 33 |
| Mathematics | GCSE | 52 |
Admissions
Norham High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 87
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 138
- 2nd preference
- 47
- 3rd preference
- 25
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 85
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 16 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 116 66 50 |
| Year 8 | 91 48 43 |
| Year 9 | 97 44 53 |
| Year 10 | 98 58 40 |
| Year 11 | 54 23 31 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 76.0% 82.4% 85.5% |
Further education | 74.0% 40.3% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 2.0% 41.6% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.0% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 2.3% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 6.5% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 15.0% 6.5% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 4.0% 2.2% 3.0% |