Dereham Neatherd High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- School rating
- Requires improvement May 13 2025 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
- 144316
- Address
- Norwich Road, NR20 3AX
- Website
- http://neatherd.org/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1139 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.9%
- Girls
- 49.1%
- First language not English
- 9.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 20%
- Persistent absence
- 22.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 19.2%
White British 86.1%
Other White 5.4%
Mixed 2.5%
Indian 1.7%
Unclassified 1%
African 0.7%
Other 0.6%
Gypsy/Roma 0.4%
Bangladeshi 0.4%
Chinese 0.4%
Irish 0.3%
Other Asian 0.3%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 70%
Local authority average 43%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 48%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 47.3
Local authority average 45.1
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.59
Local authority average 4.04
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 35 |
| Biology | GCSE | 64 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 69 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 64 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 12 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 24 |
| Dance | GCSE | 7 |
| Applied Engineering | GCSE | 18 |
| English Language | GCSE | 221 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 216 |
Admissions
Dereham Neatherd High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 169
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 164
- 2nd preference
- 102
- 3rd preference
- 11
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 164
- 2nd preference
- 4
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 225 116 109 |
| Year 8 | 230 124 106 |
| Year 9 | 228 115 113 |
| Year 10 | 228 120 108 |
| Year 11 | 228 105 123 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 85.0% 83.9% 85.5% |
Further education | 43.0% 43.1% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 41.0% 33.2% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 7.0% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.6% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 3.7% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 3.8% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 5.7% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 2.9% 3.0% |