Fakenham AcademyAlderman Peel High School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Fakenham Academy and Alderman Peel High School are secondary schools.
Fakenham Academy scores 55 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Alderman Peel High School scores 52 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Fakenham Academy is ahead on our composite score.
Fakenham Academy was judged Good and Alderman Peel High School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 41.4 for Fakenham Academy and 39.6 for Alderman Peel High School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Fakenham Academy (41.9 in 2021-22, 41.4 in 2025-26) and has fallen at Alderman Peel High School (41.7 in 2021-22, 39.6 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | FakenhamFakenham Academy | Wells-next-the-SeaAlderman Peel High School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C55/100Stronger figure | D52/100 | |
| Local ranking | 33rd of 53 in Norfolk Stronger figure | 38th of 53 in Norfolk | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy sponsor led | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 723 | 606 | |
| Capacity | 750 | 525 | |
| Location | Fakenham, NR21 9QT | Wells-next-the-Sea, NR23 1RB | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 41.4 Stronger figure | 39.6 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 27.9% Stronger figure | 16.2% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 55.1% Stronger figure | 49.5% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 136 | 111 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 44 | Not reported | |
| A-level average points | 27.5 | Not reported | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | C- | Not reported | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 27.7 | Not reported | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 12.9% | Not reported | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 743 | 604 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 25.7% | 25.8% | |
| English as an additional language | 5.4% | 3.0% | |
| SEN support | 15.2% | 16.4% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.5% | 3.6% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 8.5% Stronger figure | 9.5% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 25.2% Stronger figure | 26.0% | 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.
Fakenham Academy
Alderman Peel High School
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