Reepham High School and CollegeNorthgate High School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.

Summary of the comparison

Reepham High School and College and Northgate High School are secondary schools.

  • Reepham High School and College scores 57 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Northgate High School scores 53 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Reepham High School and College is ahead on our composite score.

  • Reepham High School and College was judged the expected standard and Northgate High School was judged Good.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 45.5 for Reepham High School and College and 41.0 for Northgate High School.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Reepham High School and College (46.1 in 2021-22, 45.5 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Northgate High School (44.9 in 2021-22, 41.0 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Reepham High School and College versus Northgate High School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure NorwichReepham High School and CollegeDerehamNorthgate High SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC57/100Stronger figureD53/100
Local ranking28th of 53 in Norfolk Stronger figure39th of 53 in Norfolk
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-18 11-18
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll1,015 1,187
Capacity1,050 1,280
LocationNorwich, NR10 4JT Dereham, NR19 2EU
GCSE results
Attainment 845.5 Stronger figure41.0 46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths44.5% Stronger figure42.3% 45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths67.7% Stronger figure60.3% 64.8%
Entering EBacc33.5% Stronger figure21.8% 40.5%
EBacc average point score3.99 Stronger figure3.43 4.09
Cohort155 156
A-level results
A-level entries115 98
A-level average points37.5 Stronger figure30.8 35.0
A-level average gradeB- C
Best 3 A-levels points37.2 Stronger figure29.6 35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects9.8% Stronger figure9.2% 17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,015 1,187
Free school meals (ever 6)21.2% 27.4%
English as an additional language2.8% 6.4%
SEN support12.8% 18.8%
SEN with an EHC plan3.9% 2.8%
Attendance
Overall absence8.9% 8.3% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence24.9% 23.3% Stronger figure15.8%

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.

Reepham High School and College

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