Sheringham High SchoolAlderman Peel High School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.

Summary of the comparison

Sheringham High School and Alderman Peel High School are secondary schools.

  • Sheringham High School scores 54 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Alderman Peel High School scores 52 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Sheringham High School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Sheringham High School was judged Good and Alderman Peel High School was judged Good.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 44.6 for Sheringham High School and 39.6 for Alderman Peel High School.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Sheringham High School (48.5 in 2021-22, 44.6 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

Sheringham High School versus Alderman Peel High School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure SheringhamSheringham High SchoolWells-next-the-SeaAlderman Peel High SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD54/100Stronger figureD52/100
Local ranking35th of 53 in Norfolk Stronger figure38th of 53 in Norfolk
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-18 11-16
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll630 606
Capacity870 525
LocationSheringham, NR26 8ND Wells-next-the-Sea, NR23 1RB
GCSE results
Attainment 844.6 Stronger figure39.6 46.2
Grade 5+ in English & maths33.9% Stronger figure16.2% 46.3%
Grade 4+ in English & maths67.0% Stronger figure49.5% 64.8%
Cohort109 111
A-level results
A-level entries46 Not reported
A-level average points26.4 Not reported35.0
A-level average gradeC- Not reported
Best 3 A-levels points25.4 Not reported35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects7.7% Not reported17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census688 604
Free school meals (ever 6)24.7% 25.8%
English as an additional language7.0% 3.0%
SEN support13.1% 16.4%
SEN with an EHC plan2.0% 3.6%
Attendance
Overall absence9.7% 9.5% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence30.2% 26.0% 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

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.

Sheringham High School

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