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Taverham High School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Beech Avenue, Taverham, Norwich NR8 6HP · taverhamhigh.norfolk.sch.uk · 01603 860505
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected May 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 49
- average Attainment 8 score. Norfolk 45.2, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,254
- 5 over 1,249 places · 100%
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 15.3%
- First language not English
- 6.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 211 families put the school first and 211 places were offered; 96% 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 | 211 | 211 | 1 | 96% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 210 | 246 | 1.2▲ | 85% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 212 | 222 | 1▲ | 94% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 223 | 229 | 1▲ | 96% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 218 | 212 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 49, and 53% 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+ (32.5 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲49 | 46 | ||
| ▲53.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲74.7% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼22.6% | 40.5% | ||
| ●4.28 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 45.5 | −0.5 |
| Further education | 41.9 | +2.1 |
| Other education | 0.5 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 2.3 | −3.4 |
| Employment | 1.8 | −1.6 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 5.9 | +1.9 |
| Activity not captured | 2.3 | +1.2 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 76 students | C+ (32.5) | Average +0.09 | |
| 76 students | C+ (32.4) | Average +0.08 | |
| 13 students | Dist- (33) | Average +0.22 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 63 | C (29.2) | +0.04 |
| 2022/23 | 54 | C+ (33.9) | — |
| 2021/22 | 59 | B- (37.1) | — |
| 2018/19 | 74 | C+ (31.7) | -0.04 |
| 2017/18 | 78 | C (30.2) | -0.09 |
| 2016/17 | 89 | C- (27.6) | -0.12 |
| 2015/16 | 86 | C (29.5) | -0.28 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 41.4 | −7 |
| Further education | 5.7 | +4.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 8.6 | −2.3 |
| Employment | 28.6 | −1.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 12.9 | +3.5 |
| Activity not captured | 2.9 | — |
Ofsted
Taverham High School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 16 May 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 16 May 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: Concerns, ungraded inspection, Oct 2019
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Oct 2019Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Nov 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good May 2010Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement
What parents said
64% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (215 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 64%
- Replies
- 215
- 18% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 81% who raised concerns
based on the 43% who had a child bullied
based on 52 parents (24%) with SEND