Old Buckenham High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 29 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Unique reference
- 146144
- Address
- Abbey Road, Old Buckenham, NR17 1RL
- Website
- http://www.obhs.co.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 492 (89% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.2%
- Girls
- 50.8%
- First language not English
- 9.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 19.7%
- Persistent absence
- 26.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.4%
White British 83.5%
Other White 8.7%
Mixed 3.8%
Unclassified 1.2%
Gypsy/Roma 1%
Other Asian 0.6%
Indian 0.4%
Irish 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Other 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.08
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.01
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 64%
Local authority average 42%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 39%
Local authority average 42%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 43.3
Local authority average 44.7
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.02
Local authority average 3.97
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 19 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 14 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 20 |
| Biology | GCSE | 28 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 28 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 14 |
| English Language | GCSE | 106 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 106 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 22 |
| French | GCSE | 38 |
Admissions
Old Buckenham High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 109
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 104
- 2nd preference
- 38
- 3rd preference
- 17
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 104
- 2nd preference
- 4
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 84 47 37 |
| Year 8 | 107 55 52 |
| Year 9 | 109 46 63 |
| Year 10 | 83 36 47 |
| Year 11 | 109 58 51 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 78.0% 83.4% 85.6% |
Further education | 35.0% 41.4% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 42.0% 34.1% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 7.6% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 10.0% 5.8% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 3.6% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 7.0% 6.4% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.8% 1.2% |