Taverham High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good May 16 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
- 24.8%
- 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 |
---|---|---|
Health Studies | Technical Award | 1 |
Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 25 |
Biology | GCSE | 60 |
Chemistry | GCSE | 60 |
Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 22 |
Design & Technology | GCSE | 33 |
Applied Engineering | GCSE | 37 |
English Language | GCSE | 209 |
English Literature | GCSE | 207 |
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% 85.0% 86.5% |
Further education | 47.0% 41.4% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 38.0% 35.3% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 7.4% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.8% 0.9% |
Entering employment | 5.0% 5.0% 3.9% |
Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 3.6% 3.4% |
Not in education or employment | 6.0% 5.7% 5.2% |
Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.7% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
---|---|
Degrees | 60.0% 53.2% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 9.0% 12.1% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 9.0% 10.2% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 1.0% 0.9% 1.0% |
Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 2.5% 2.6% |
Higher apprenticeships | 0.0% 1.2% 1.7% |