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Sheringham High School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Holt Road, Sheringham NR26 8ND · sheringhamhigh.org.uk · 01263 822363
On the mapSearch near NR26 8ND
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jun 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 47.1
- average Attainment 8 score. Norfolk 45.2, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 630
- 72% of 870 places
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 26%
- First language not English
- 7.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 102 families put the school first and 105 places were offered; 100% 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 | 105 | 102 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 82 | 81 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 90 | 89 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 110 | 108 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 122 | 119 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 47.1, and 46% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Norfolk it was 45.2, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C- (26.6 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●47.1 | 46.0 | ||
| ●46.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲74.2% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲44.4% | 40.5% | ||
| ●4.26 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 44.2 | −0.1 |
| Sixth form college | 0.8 | — |
| Further education | 31.7 | −7.9 |
| Other education | 1.7 | +0.8 |
| Apprenticeship | 7.5 | 0 |
| Employment | 4.2 | −1.5 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 7.5 | +6.6 |
| Activity not captured | 2.5 | +1.6 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 45 students | C- (26.6) | Below average -0.34 | |
| 45 students | C- (26.8) | Below average -0.33 | |
| 22 students | Merit- (23.3) | Average -0.29 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 43 | C (30.5) | +0.04 |
| 2022/23 | 59 | C+ (32.1) | — |
| 2021/22 | 39 | B- (36.4) | — |
| 2018/19 | 35 | C- (26.3) | -0.33 |
| 2017/18 | 62 | C (30.1) | -0.08 |
| 2016/17 | 75 | C- (28.1) | -0.15 |
| 2015/16 | 65 | C (31.3) | -0.15 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 28.3 | −4.3 |
| Further education | 1.9 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 5.7 | −0.8 |
| Employment | 49.1 | +16.5 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 9.4 | −14.5 |
| Activity not captured | 5.7 | +1.4 |
Ofsted
Sheringham High School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 20 June 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 20 Jun 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Sixth form | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, May 2014
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Oct 2017Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective May 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Jan 2009Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good
What parents said
58% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (91 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 58%
- Replies
- 91
- 12% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 84% who raised concerns
based on the 45% who had a child bullied
based on 27 parents (30%) with SEND