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Old Buckenham High School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Abbey Road, Old Buckenham, Attleborough NR17 1RL · obhs.co.uk · 01953 860233
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Mar 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 37.8
- average Attainment 8 score. Norfolk 45.2, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 501
- 87% of 575 places
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 26%
- First language not English
- 6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 85 families put the school first and 93 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 | 93 | 85 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 100 | 87 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 109 | 104 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 97 | 79 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 114 | 101 | 0.9 | 99% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 37.8, and 29.3% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼37.8 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼29.3% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼52.4% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲56.1% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.53 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 121169)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 34.3 | −8 |
| Further education | 52.8 | +18.2 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.8 | −2 |
| Employment | 2.8 | −4.9 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 6.5 | +2.7 |
| Activity not captured | 0.9 | −2.9 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 29 March 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Old Buckenham High School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 28 Mar 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Oct 2015
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 121169), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Oct 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 121169)
Oct 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 121169)
What parents said
75% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (100 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 75%
- Replies
- 100
- 20% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 84% who raised concerns
based on the 42% who had a child bullied
based on 23 parents (23%) with SEND