Diss High SchoolOld Buckenham High School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Diss High School and Old Buckenham High School are secondary schools.
Diss High School scores 56 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Old Buckenham High School scores 57 out of 100 (grade C, average). Old Buckenham High School is ahead on our composite score.
Diss High School was judged Good and Old Buckenham High School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 46.6 for Diss High School and 37.8 for Old Buckenham High School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Diss High School (48.3 in 2021-22, 46.6 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 | DissDiss High School | AttleboroughOld Buckenham High School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C56/100 | C57/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 30th of 53 in Norfolk | 29th of 53 in Norfolk Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 918 | 497 | |
| Capacity | 1,200 | 575 | |
| Location | Diss, IP22 4DH | Attleborough, NR17 1RL | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 46.6 Stronger figure | 37.8 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 44.8% Stronger figure | 29.3% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 71.0% Stronger figure | 52.4% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 56.6% Stronger figure | 56.1% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.15 Stronger figure | 3.53 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 145 | 82 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 63 | Not reported | |
| A-level average points | 30.7 | Not reported | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | C | Not reported | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 32.8 | Not reported | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 6.5% | Not reported | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 918 | 497 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 24.6% | 25.1% | |
| English as an additional language | 10.8% | 8.0% | |
| SEN support | 9.8% | 12.9% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 1.6% | 4.6% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 9.5% | 8.3% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 24.6% 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.
Diss High School
Old Buckenham High School
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