Taverham High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good May 17 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Unique reference
- 139487
- Address
- Beech Avenue, Taverham, NR8 6HP
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1256 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.8%
- Girls
- 48.2%
- First language not English
- 6.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 13.6%
- Persistent absence
- 22.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.6%
White British 86.9%
Other White 4.1%
Mixed 2.9%
African 1.8%
Unclassified 1.4%
Indian 0.7%
Chinese 0.7%
Other Asian 0.3%
Other Black 0.3%
Other 0.3%
Pakistani 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.09
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.01
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 53%
Local authority average 42%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 58%
Local authority average 42%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 49.8
Local authority average 44.7
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.5
Local authority average 3.97
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 40 |
| Biology | GCSE | 51 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 2 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 51 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Classical Civilisation | GCSE | 14 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 34 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 32 |
| Applied Engineering | GCSE | 31 |
Admissions
Taverham High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 212
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 222
- 2nd preference
- 88
- 3rd preference
- 23
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 209
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 229 131 98 |
| Year 8 | 220 92 128 |
| Year 9 | 219 119 100 |
| Year 10 | 216 116 100 |
| Year 11 | 222 113 109 |
| Year 12 | 88 48 40 |
| Year 13 | 62 32 30 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 86.0% 83.4% 85.6% |
Further education | 40.0% 41.4% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 46.0% 34.1% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 7.6% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 5.8% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 6.0% 3.6% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 3.0% 6.4% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.8% 1.2% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 64.0% 57.5% 65.5% |
Top third higher education institutions | 13.0% 16.3% 23.8% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 1.0% 2.0% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 3.0% 1.9% 2.2% |