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 58 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 49.2 for Reepham High School and College and 40.6 for Northgate High School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has risen at Reepham High School and College (46.1 in 2021-22, 49.2 in 2025-26) and has fallen at Northgate High School (44.9 in 2021-22, 40.6 in 2025-26).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | NorwichReepham High School and College | DerehamNorthgate High School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C58/100Stronger figure | D53/100 | |
| Local ranking | 26th of 53 in Norfolk Stronger figure | 37th 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 | 959 | 1,203 | |
| Capacity | 1,050 | 1,280 | |
| Location | Norwich, NR10 4JT | Dereham, NR19 2EU | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 49.2 Stronger figure | 40.6 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 56.0% Stronger figure | 33.3% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 71.1% Stronger figure | 56.2% | 64.8% |
| Cohort | 166 | 162 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 115 | 98 | |
| A-level average points | 37.5 Stronger figure | 30.8 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | B- | C | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 37.2 Stronger figure | 29.6 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 9.8% Stronger figure | 9.2% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,015 | 1,187 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 21.2% | 27.4% | |
| English as an additional language | 2.8% | 6.4% | |
| SEN support | 12.8% | 18.8% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.9% | 2.8% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 8.9% | 8.3% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 24.9% | 23.3% Stronger figure | 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.
Reepham High School and College
Northgate High School
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