Norham High School

Type Secondary / Foundation school
Age Range 11-16
Religion Unknown
Address Alnwick Avenue
North Shields
Tyne and Wear
NE29 7BU
Phone 01918143890
Reference Number 108628

General Makeup

Number of pupils 456
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 52.41%
Girls: 47.59%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 63.5%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 13.2%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 16

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 66 50 116
8 48 43 91
9 44 53 97
10 58 40 98
11 23 31 54

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 82.2%
Unclassified 3.9%
White, Other 3.3%
African 3.3%
Mixed, Other 0.7%
Asian, Other 0.7%
White & Black (African) 0.4%
Chinese 0.2%
White & Asian 0.2%
Indian 0.2%
Irish 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
Pakistani 0.2%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
Last Report Date 2022-05-19
Date Report
2022-03-22 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 19 May 2022
2021-03-24 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 11 May 2021
2020-11-10 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 18 January 2021
2019-12-03 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 08 January 2020
2018-10-09 Full inspection:InadequateFull inspection, PDF - 17 January 2019
2016-05-25 Full inspection:Requires ImprovementFull inspection, PDF - 17 June 2016
2015-11-25 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 09 December 2015
2015-06-11 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 01 July 2015
2015-02-02 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 19 February 2015
2014-11-12 Full inspection:InadequateFull inspection, PDF - 18 December 2014
2013-01-30 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 20 February 2013
2012-11-14 Full inspection:Requires ImprovementFull inspection, PDF - 05 December 2012
2012-06-12 Curriculum and development visitCurriculum and development visit, PDF - 27 June 2012
2010-09-23 Full inspection:SatisfactoryFull inspection, PDF - 15 October 2010
2008-12-02 Curriculum and development visitCurriculum and development visit, PDF - 09 January 2009
2007-12-12 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 10 January 2008
2006-12-06 Curriculum and development visitCurriculum and development visit, PDF - 08 June 2007
2004-05-17 Full inspectionFull inspection, PDF - 22 July 2004

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
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GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 24.1% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 51.9% Unlock Unlock

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 47 2
Third Preference 25 0
From another Local Authority 1 0

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