Norham High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 23 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.com/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 411 (82% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.6%
- Girls
- 48.4%
- First language not English
- 13.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 60.3%
- Persistent absence
- 33.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 19.5%
White British 82%
Unclassified 6.3%
Other White 3.2%
Other Black 1.9%
African 1.5%
Other 1.5%
Mixed 1%
Other Asian 1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.5%
Irish 0.2%
Indian 0.2%
Pakistani 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.4
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.09
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 0%
Local authority average 33%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 28%
Local authority average 46%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 42.8
Local authority average 46.8
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.44
Local authority average 4.04
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Animal Care (Non-Agricultural) | Technical Award | 1 |
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 11 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 19 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 11 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 21 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 4 |
| Biology | GCSE | 9 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 9 |
| English Language | GCSE | 67 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 63 |
Admissions
Norham High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 96
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 97
- 2nd preference
- 31
- 3rd preference
- 21
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 94
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 18.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 83 45 38 |
| Year 8 | 95 46 49 |
| Year 9 | 93 55 38 |
| Year 10 | 70 29 41 |
| Year 11 | 70 37 33 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 88.0% 85.7% 85.6% |
Further education | 87.0% 45.0% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 40.4% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% SP 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 4.6% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 3.7% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 7.0% 5.3% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.6% 1.2% |