Aylsham High School

Type Secondary / Foundation school
Age Range 11-16
Religion Does not apply
Address Sir Williams Lane
Aylsham
Norwich
Norfolk
NR11 6AN
Phone 01263733270
Reference Number 121164

General Makeup

Number of pupils 1118
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 48.57%
Girls: 51.43%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 17%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 2%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 21

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 90 130 220
8 107 122 229
9 115 109 224
10 102 114 216
11 129 100 229

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 93.4%
White, Other 2.3%
White & Asian 0.9%
Mixed, Other 0.8%
Unclassified 0.5%
White & Black (African) 0.4%
Irish 0.4%
Asian, Other 0.3%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.2%
Chinese 0.1%
African 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Pakistani 0.1%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Inspection Date 2024-03-08
Date Description Report
2024-01-30 School inspection School inspection
2018-05-16 Short inspection Short inspection
2014-10-15 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2011-05-16 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2008-06-12 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2007-03-06 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2004-11-29 Full inspection Full inspection

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 51.1% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 67.7% Unlock Unlock

Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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

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Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 58 0
Third Preference 17 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

Previous Years

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Destinations after GCSE's

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Name Distance
St Michael's Church of England VA Primary and Nursery School
School House Lane, Blickling Road, Aylsham, Norwich, Norfolk, NR11 6EX
0.46 miles
Bure Valley School
Hungate Street, Aylsham, Norwich, Norfolk, NR11 6JZ
0.59 miles
John of Gaunt Infant and Nursery School
Hungate Street, Aylsham, Norwich, Norfolk, NR11 6JZ
0.61 miles
Colby Primary School
Bridge Road, Colby, Norwich, Norfolk, NR11 7EA
2.47 miles
Erpingham Voluntary Controlled Church of England Primary School
School Road, Erpingham, Norwich, Norfolk, NR11 7QY
2.7 miles
Buxton Primary School
Aylsham Road, Buxton, Norwich, Norfolk, NR10 5EZ
3.45 miles
Hevingham Primary School
New Road, Westgate, Hevingham, Norwich, Norfolk, NR10 5NH
3.63 miles
Swanton Abbott Community Primary School
Youngman's Lane, Swanton Abbott, Norwich, Norfolk, NR10 5DZ
4.09 miles
Cawston Church of England Primary Academy
Aylsham Road, Cawston, Norwich, Norfolk, NR10 4AY
4.27 miles
Aldborough Primary School
Alby Hill, Aldborough, Norwich, Norfolk, NR11 7PH
4.51 miles
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