Wymondham CollegeOld Buckenham High School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Wymondham College and Old Buckenham High School are secondary schools.
Wymondham College scores 74 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Old Buckenham High School scores 57 out of 100 (grade C, average). Wymondham College is ahead on our composite score.
Wymondham College was judged Outstanding and Old Buckenham High School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 56.4 for Wymondham College and 37.8 for Old Buckenham High School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Wymondham College (58.3 in 2021-22, 56.4 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Old Buckenham High School (47.5 in 2021-22, 37.8 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | WymondhamWymondham College | AttleboroughOld Buckenham High School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | B74/100Stronger figure | C57/100 | |
| Local ranking | 2nd of 53 in Norfolk Stronger figure | 29th of 53 in Norfolk | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,441 | 497 | |
| Capacity | 1,258 | 575 | |
| Location | Wymondham, NR18 9SZ | Attleborough, NR17 1RL | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 56.4 Stronger figure | 37.8 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 66.8% Stronger figure | 29.3% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 85.1% Stronger figure | 52.4% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 86.5% Stronger figure | 56.1% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.40 Stronger figure | 3.53 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 208 | 82 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 209 | Not reported | |
| A-level average points | 37.0 | Not reported | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | B- | Not reported | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 37.0 | Not reported | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 19.6% | Not reported | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,441 | 497 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 10.2% | 25.1% | |
| English as an additional language | 10.8% | 8.0% | |
| SEN support | 14.6% | 12.9% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.3% | 4.6% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 5.9% Stronger figure | 8.3% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 13.0% Stronger figure | 25.5% | 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.
Wymondham College
Old Buckenham High School
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