Aylsham High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jan 31 2024 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
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Unique reference
- 121164
- Address
- Sir Williams Lane, Aylsham, NR11 6AN
- Website
- http://www.aylshamhigh.com/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1118 (88% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.6%
- Girls
- 51.4%
- First language not English
- 2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 17.3%
- Persistent absence
- 27.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.0%
White British 93.4%
Other White 2.3%
Mixed 2.3%
Unclassified 0.5%
Irish 0.4%
Other 0.4%
Other Asian 0.3%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Pakistani 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
African 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.31
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.01
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 72%
Local authority average 42%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 59%
Local authority average 42%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 52.3
Local authority average 44.7
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.95
Local authority average 3.97
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 34 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 28 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 51 |
| Biology | GCSE | 75 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 88 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 76 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 30 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 70 |
| English Language | GCSE | 228 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 218 |
Admissions
Aylsham High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 213
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 241
- 2nd preference
- 58
- 3rd preference
- 17
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 213
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 220 90 130 |
| Year 8 | 229 107 122 |
| Year 9 | 224 115 109 |
| Year 10 | 216 102 114 |
| Year 11 | 229 129 100 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 85.0% 83.4% 85.6% |
Further education | 55.0% 41.4% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 29.0% 34.1% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 7.6% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 7.0% 5.8% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 3.6% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 6.4% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.8% 1.2% |