Attleborough AcademyOld Buckenham High School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Attleborough.
Summary of the comparison
Attleborough Academy and Old Buckenham High School are secondary schools in Attleborough.
Attleborough Academy scores 63 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Old Buckenham High School scores 57 out of 100 (grade C, average). Attleborough Academy is ahead on our composite score.
Attleborough Academy was judged strong and Old Buckenham High School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 41.4 for Attleborough Academy and 37.8 for Old Buckenham High School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Attleborough Academy (47.3 in 2021-22, 41.4 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Old Buckenham High School (47.5 in 2021-22, 37.8 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | AttleboroughAttleborough Academy | AttleboroughOld Buckenham High School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C63/100Stronger figure | C57/100 | |
| Local ranking | 12th of 53 in Norfolk Stronger figure | 29th of 53 in Norfolk | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: StrongStronger figure | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 920 | 497 | |
| Capacity | 945 | 575 | |
| Location | Attleborough, NR17 2AJ | Attleborough, NR17 1RL | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 41.4 Stronger figure | 37.8 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 41.5% Stronger figure | 29.3% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 63.8% Stronger figure | 52.4% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 49.2% | 56.1% Stronger figure | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.74 Stronger figure | 3.53 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 130 | 82 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 55 | Not reported | |
| A-level average points | 33.5 | Not reported | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | C+ | Not reported | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 36.4 | Not reported | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 21.4% | Not reported | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 920 | 497 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 21.1% | 25.1% | |
| English as an additional language | 9.3% | 8.0% | |
| SEN support | 13.0% | 12.9% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.8% | 4.6% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 7.7% Stronger figure | 8.3% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 23.6% Stronger figure | 25.5% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Attleborough Academy
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