OFSTED
20 June 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Norfolk
Trust
SYNERGY MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
630
630 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
314
49.8% of pupils
Male pupils
316
50.2% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
0.4 pts
below England
School
24.4%
North Norfolk
22.8%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
13.0 pts
below England
School
7.3%
North Norfolk
4.3%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.6 pts
above England
School
1.6%
North Norfolk
1.8%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
88.1%
555
Any other White background
3.7%
23
White and Asian
1.3%
8
Any other Mixed background
1.0%
6
Any other ethnic group
1.0%
6
White and Black Caribbean
1.0%
6
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
16.0%
101 of
630 pupils
4.8 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
2.2 pts
below
England
6.0%
2.5 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
47.1
7.9 pts
above England
Latest published: -0.19 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
9.66%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
3.44 pts
higher than
England
School
9.66%
North Norfolk
6.63%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
30.15%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
14.34 pts
higher than
England
School
30.15%
North Norfolk
17.51%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
3.75%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.94 pts
higher than
England
School
3.75%
North Norfolk
1.80%
East of England
1.83%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
72.4%
19.9 pts
below England
Sheringham High School
72.4%
North Norfolk
90.8%
East of England
92.9%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.