Dereham Neatherd High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 26 2020 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
- 1162 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.3%
- Girls
- 47.7%
- First language not English
- 9.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 18.3%
- Persistent absence
- 25.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 23.0%
White British 86.8%
Other White 5.6%
Mixed 3.2%
Indian 1.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.6%
Chinese 0.5%
African 0.4%
Other 0.4%
Irish 0.3%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Unclassified 0.3%
Other Asian 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.05
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.01
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 76%
Local authority average 42%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 45%
Local authority average 42%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 47.6
Local authority average 44.7
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.56
Local authority average 3.97
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 17 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 35 |
| Biology | GCSE | 59 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 57 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 59 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 28 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 18 |
| Dance | GCSE | 11 |
| Applied Engineering | GCSE | 15 |
| English Language | GCSE | 226 |
Admissions
Dereham Neatherd High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 215
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 213
- 2nd preference
- 96
- 3rd preference
- 14
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 213
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 236 128 108 |
| Year 8 | 236 118 118 |
| Year 9 | 231 124 107 |
| Year 10 | 228 106 122 |
| Year 11 | 231 132 99 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 83.0% 83.4% 85.6% |
Further education | 35.0% 41.4% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 47.0% 34.1% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 7.6% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 6.0% 5.8% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 3.6% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 7.0% 6.4% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.8% 1.2% |