Northgate High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good May 24 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
- 141268
- Address
- Cemetery Road, NR19 2EU
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1160 (83% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.6%
- Girls
- 48.4%
- First language not English
- 6.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 21%
- Persistent absence
- 24.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 17.1%
White British 88.1%
Other White 5.2%
Mixed 2.2%
African 1%
Unclassified 0.8%
Indian 0.5%
Other Asian 0.5%
Other 0.5%
Gypsy/Roma 0.3%
Other Black 0.3%
Chinese 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.3
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.01
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 14%
Local authority average 42%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 31%
Local authority average 42%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 42.6
Local authority average 44.7
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.52
Local authority average 3.97
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
---|---|---|
Art & Design | GCSE | 12 |
Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 13 |
Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 16 |
Biology | GCSE | 27 |
Chemistry | GCSE | 27 |
Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 21 |
Design & Technology | GCSE | 17 |
English Language | GCSE | 99 |
English Literature | GCSE | 99 |
D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 15 |
Admissions
Northgate High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 194
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 198
- 2nd preference
- 83
- 3rd preference
- 12
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 194
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
Class type | Class size |
---|---|
Average size of one-teacher classes | 19.3 |
Cohort sizes
Class type | Total Boys Girls |
---|---|
Year 7 | 190 90 100 |
Year 8 | 180 71 109 |
Year 9 | 169 96 73 |
Year 10 | 160 84 76 |
Year 11 | 161 88 73 |
Year 12 | 142 84 58 |
Year 13 | 155 83 72 |
Year 14 | 3 2 1 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
---|---|
Staying in education | 80.0% 85.0% 86.5% |
Further education | 47.0% 41.4% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 33.0% 35.3% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 7.4% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.8% 0.9% |
Entering employment | 9.0% 5.0% 3.9% |
Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 3.6% 3.4% |
Not in education or employment | 5.0% 5.7% 5.2% |
Destination unknown | 2.0% 0.7% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
---|---|
Degrees | 61.0% 53.2% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 10.0% 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 | 3.0% 2.5% 2.6% |
Higher apprenticeships | 1.0% 1.2% 1.7% |