Hartismere SchoolDiss High School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Hartismere School and Diss High School are secondary schools.
Hartismere School scores 65 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Diss High School scores 56 out of 100 (grade C, average). Hartismere School is ahead on our composite score.
Hartismere School was judged the expected standard and Diss High School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 52.4 for Hartismere School and 43.0 for Diss High School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Hartismere School (56.8 in 2021-22, 52.4 in 2025-26) and has fallen at Diss High School (48.3 in 2021-22, 43.0 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | EyeHartismere School | DissDiss High School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C65/100Stronger figure | C56/100 | |
| Local ranking | 3rd of 43 in Suffolk | 31st of 53 in Norfolk | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,062 | 877 | |
| Capacity | 1,000 | 1,200 | |
| Location | Eye, IP23 7BL | Diss, IP22 4DH | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 52.4 Stronger figure | 43.0 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 56.7% Stronger figure | 36.4% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 79.9% Stronger figure | 57.6% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 164 | 132 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 84 | 63 | |
| A-level average points | 35.7 Stronger figure | 30.7 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | B- | C | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 39.4 Stronger figure | 32.8 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 18.2% Stronger figure | 6.5% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,051 | 918 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 13.3% | 24.6% | |
| English as an additional language | 2.6% | 10.8% | |
| SEN support | 12.8% | 9.8% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.5% | 1.6% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 7.4% Stronger figure | 9.5% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 19.7% Stronger figure | 24.6% | 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
A-level average points
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.
Hartismere School
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