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Aylsham High School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Foundation school
Sir Williams Lane, Aylsham, Norwich NR11 6AN · aylshamhigh.com · 01263 733270
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Jan 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 45
- average Attainment 8 score. Norfolk 45.2, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,138
- 113 over 1,025 places · 111%
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 19.7%
- First language not English
- 1.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 245 families put the school first and 229 places were offered; 93% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 229 | 245 | 1.1▲ | 93% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 233 | 228 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 213 | 241 | 1.1▲ | 88% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 225 | 225 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 221 | 235 | 1.1▲ | 93% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 45, and 41.1% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Norfolk it was 45.2, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●45 | 46 | ||
| ▼41.1% | 45.4% | ||
| ●64.4% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲68.3% | 40.5% | ||
| ●4.25 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 22.3 | −7.2 |
| Sixth form college | 0.4 | — |
| Further education | 59.4 | +4.7 |
| Other education | 0.9 | −2.8 |
| Apprenticeship | 4.4 | +2.3 |
| Employment | 3.9 | +0.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.4 | −0.9 |
| Activity not captured | 4.4 | +3.3 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 31 January 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Aylsham High School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 30 Jan 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Oct 2014
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
May 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Oct 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good May 2011Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding
What parents said
88% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (168 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 88%
- Replies
- 168
- 15% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 76% who raised concerns
based on the 39% who had a child bullied
based on 45 parents (27%) with SEND