Dereham Neatherd High School
Ofsted: Good
Score
D52
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Dereham, NR20 3AX
- Distance
- 1.3km away
Northgate High School
Cemetery Road, Dereham, NR19 2EU
Local ranking37th of 53 secondary schools in Norfolk
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1280
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 23 May 2023. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 40.6 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 33.3% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 56.2% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 162
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 88.0%
- Continued in education
- 70.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 11.0%
- Employment
- 7.0%
- Not sustained
- 7.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 89.0%
- Higher education
- 43.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 7.0%
- Employment
- 35.0%
- Not sustained
- 7.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
C
Avg A-Level Grade
30.8
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
29.6
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
98
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 9.2% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 39.1
- 16-18 Cohort
- 301
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1187
- Boys
- 585 (49%)
- Girls
- 618 (51%)
- Capacity
- 1280 (94% full)
- SEND
- 21.6%
- FSM Eligible
- 27.4%
- EAL
- 6.4%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 2.8%
- SEN Support
- 18.8%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 17.5:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 67.9
- Budget per Pupil
- £6,883/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 8.3% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 23.3% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 88.3%
- White Other: 5.2%
- Black African: 1.4%
- Mixed Other: 0.9%
- Mixed White & Black African: 0.8%
- Other: 0.7%
- Mixed White & Asian: 0.6%
- Asian Other: 0.5%
88.3%
White British
5.2%
White Other
1.4%
Black African
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Cemetery Road
Dereham, East of England
Administrative
- URN
- 141268
- UKPRN
- 10047146
- Establishment No.
- 4002
- Trust
- UNITY EDUCATION TRUST
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