Northgate High School
Ofsted: Good
Score
D53
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Dereham, NR19 2EU
- Distance
- 1.3km away
Dereham Neatherd High School
Norwich Road, Dereham, NR20 3AX
Local ranking41st of 53 secondary schools in Norfolk
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1130
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · Ofsted inspection 13 May 2025. Figures last updated .
Ofsted Inspection
Inspected 13 May 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full
Safeguarding standards Met
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour & attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership & management
- Good
Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 43.1 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 39.8% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 61.9% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 226
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 93.0%
- Continued in education
- 85.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 5.0%
- Employment
- 3.0%
- Not sustained
- 5.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- 16-18 Cohort
- 1
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1139
- Boys
- 549 (51%)
- Girls
- 530 (49%)
- Capacity
- 1130 (95% full)
- SEND
- 25.9%
- FSM Eligible
- 20.5%
- EAL
- 9.7%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 6.7%
- SEN Support
- 19.2%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 16.3:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 70.0
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,436/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
- 9.7% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 22.8% 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: 87.0%
- White Other: 5.5%
- Asian Indian: 1.7%
- Mixed White & Black African: 0.8%
- Mixed White & Asian: 0.7%
- Black African: 0.7%
- Mixed Other: 0.6%
- Other: 0.6%
87.0%
White British
5.5%
White Other
1.7%
Asian Indian
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Administrative
- URN
- 144316
- UKPRN
- 10062964
- Establishment No.
- 4085
- Trust
- ENRICH LEARNING TRUST
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