North Walsham High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Dec 13 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
- 147505
- Address
- Spenser Avenue, NR28 9HZ
- Website
- http://nwhs.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 617 (60% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.4%
- Girls
- 48.6%
- First language not English
- 4.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 28.7%
- Persistent absence
- 23.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 20.7%
White British 90.3%
Mixed 3.7%
Other White 1.5%
Indian 1.5%
Gypsy/Roma 0.8%
Irish 0.6%
African 0.5%
Chinese 0.3%
Other 0.3%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Other Asian 0.2%
Unclassified 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.02
- 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 47%
Local authority average 42%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 47.7
Local authority average 44.7
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.06
Local authority average 3.97
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 17 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 53 |
| Biology | GCSE | 31 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 37 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 31 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 11 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 31 |
| English Language | GCSE | 118 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 118 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 18 |
Admissions
North Walsham High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 118
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 114
- 2nd preference
- 18
- 3rd preference
- 6
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 114
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 157 84 73 |
| Year 8 | 124 59 65 |
| Year 9 | 124 57 67 |
| Year 10 | 100 54 46 |
| Year 11 | 112 63 49 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 83.0% 85.0% 86.5% |
Further education | 73.0% 41.4% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 5.0% 35.3% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 3.0% 7.4% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 2.0% 0.8% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 8.0% 5.0% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 3.6% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 5.7% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 0.7% 1.0% |