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Northgate High School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Cemetery Road, Dereham NR19 2EU · northgate.norfolk.sch.uk · 01362 697033
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected May 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 41
- average Attainment 8 score. Norfolk 45.2, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,203
- 94% of 1,280 places
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 28.2%
- First language not English
- 7.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 161 families put the school first and 171 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 | 171 | 161 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 194 | 210 | 1.1▲ | 92% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 194 | 198 | 1▲ | 98% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 184 | 178 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 175 | 144 | 0.8 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 41, and 42.3% 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 (30.8 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼41 | 46 | ||
| ▼42.3% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼60.3% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼21.8% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.43 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 31.3 | −2 |
| Further education | 40.6 | −4.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 6.3 | −0.6 |
| Employment | 7.5 | +0.6 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 6.9 | +3.1 |
| Activity not captured | 7.5 | +4.4 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 98 students | C (30.8) | Average -0.11 | |
| 98 students | C (30.9) | Average -0.11 | |
| 13 students | Dist+ (39.2) | Above average +0.49 | |
| 7 students | Merit+ (29.4) | Average -0.07 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 126 | C (28.9) | -0.27 |
| 2022/23 | 121 | C (31.1) | — |
| 2021/22 | 120 | C+ (34.8) | — |
| 2018/19 | 114 | C+ (31.8) | 0.00 |
| 2017/18 | 144 | C (31.5) | +0.11 |
| 2016/17 | 181 | C+ (33.3) | +0.04 |
| 2015/16 | 207 | C (29.1) | -0.06 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 40.2 | −4 |
| Further and other education | 2.4 | −4 |
| Further education | 1.8 | −0.5 |
| Other education | 0.6 | −3.5 |
| Apprenticeship | 8.9 | −0.4 |
| Employment | 33.7 | +2.9 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 11.8 | +6 |
| Activity not captured | 3 | −0.5 |
Ofsted
Northgate High School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 23 May 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 23 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: Good, graded inspection, Oct 2013
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Oct 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good May 2012Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good
What parents said
78% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (108 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 78%
- Replies
- 108
- 10% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 78% who raised concerns
based on the 45% who had a child bullied
based on 28 parents (26%) with SEND