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Alderman Peel High School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Market Lane, Wells-next-the-Sea NR23 1RB · wensumtrust.org.uk · 01328 710476
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Apr 2022
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 45.4
- average Attainment 8 score. Norfolk 45.2, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 606
- 81 over 525 places · 115%
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 26.2%
- First language not English
- 3%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- The Wensum Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 95 families put the school first and 96 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 | 96 | 95 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 109 | 130 | 1.2▲ | 84% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 134 | 133 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 118 | 118 | 1 | 99% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 122 | 121 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 45.4, and 48.2% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●45.4 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲48.2% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲70.9% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼8.2% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.71 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 121170)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 27.7 | +2.2 |
| Further education | 53.8 | +12 |
| Other education | 0.8 | −4.3 |
| Apprenticeship | 5 | +0.9 |
| Employment | 5.9 | −6.3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 5 | −3.2 |
| Activity not captured | 1.7 | −1.4 |
Ofsted
Alderman Peel High School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 20 April 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 20 Apr 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Dec 2012
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Dec 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Jun 2009Outstanding
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 (72 replies, to 2 April 2023).
- Recommend
- 88%
- Replies
- 72
- 13% · 2 Apr 2023
based on the 85% who raised concerns
based on the 43% who had a child bullied
based on 23 parents (32%) with SEND