Cromer AcademySheringham High School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.

Summary of the comparison

Cromer Academy and Sheringham High School are secondary schools.

  • Cromer Academy scores 64 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Sheringham High School scores 55 out of 100 (grade C, average). Cromer Academy is ahead on our composite score.

  • Cromer Academy was judged Good and Sheringham High School was judged Good.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 48.1 for Cromer Academy and 47.1 for Sheringham High School.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Cromer Academy (52.4 in 2021-22, 48.1 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Sheringham High School (48.5 in 2021-22, 47.1 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Cromer Academy versus Sheringham High School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure CromerCromer AcademySheringhamSheringham High SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC64/100Stronger figureC55/100
Local ranking9th of 53 in Norfolk Stronger figure35th of 53 in Norfolk
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-16 11-18
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll650 688
Capacity720 870
LocationCromer, NR27 0EX Sheringham, NR26 8ND
GCSE results
Attainment 848.1 Stronger figure47.1 46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths59.4% Stronger figure46.0% 45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths77.4% Stronger figure74.2% 64.8%
Entering EBacc51.1% Stronger figure44.4% 40.5%
EBacc average point score4.45 Stronger figure4.26 4.09
Cohort133 124
A-level results
A-level entriesNot reported46
A-level average pointsNot reported26.4 35.0
A-level average gradeNot reportedC-
Best 3 A-levels pointsNot reported25.4 35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjectsNot reported7.7% 17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census650 688
Free school meals (ever 6)26.6% 24.7%
English as an additional language4.6% 7.0%
SEN support7.8% 13.1%
SEN with an EHC plan4.3% 2.0%
Attendance
Overall absence7.1% Stronger figure9.7% 6.2%
Persistent absence18.8% Stronger figure30.2% 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.

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