Sheringham High School

Sheringham High School has been rated as good in all areas of inspection, showcasing strong performance in education quality, behavior, personal development, leadership, and sixth-form provision. The school has established a welcoming environment, especially for new pupils from Ukraine, and maintains high expectations for student behavior and learning. Despite the general calmness in classrooms and corridors, some students, particularly those who are vulnerable, have not consistently met behavior expectations, leading to a notable number of suspensions. Overall, the school is in a period of significant change, with an ambitious curriculum reform and ongoing support from trustees to enhance educational outcomes.

Strengths

• Pupils generally behave well and feel safe and supported.
• The curriculum is ambitious and undergoing positive changes.
• Strong subject knowledge among teachers enhances effective learning.
• Careful planning of support for pupils with SEND ensures equitable learning opportunities.
• A broad and age-appropriate personal development curriculum is in place.

Areas for Improvement

• Attendance monitoring systems for sixth-form students are not robust.
• High suspension rates, particularly among vulnerable pupils, indicate behavior issues.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Sheringham High School attended 90.3% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 30.2% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 7.0% of pupils at Sheringham High School were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). 4 pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Sheringham High School had 14.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 19.2% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 12.5% of pupils at Sheringham High School were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 3.5% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Sheringham High School received £7,363 and spent £8,239 for each of its 689 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £191,000 (-£277 per pupil).

Across all 15 schools of Synergy Multi Academy Trust, income was £7,470 and spending £7,697 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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Sheringham High School is part of Synergy Multi Academy Trust, which runs 15 schools. The nearest others:

• Gresham Village School and Nursery Norwich
• Cromer Junior School Cromer
• Corpusty Primary School Norwich
• Antingham and Southrepps Primary School Norwich
• Astley Primary School Melton Constable
• Reepham Primary School Norwich
• Reepham High School and College Norwich
• Foulsham Primary School Academy Dereham
• Bawdeswell Community Primary School Dereham
• Fakenham Infant and Nursery School Fakenham

What is Sheringham High School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Sheringham High School is Good, from an inspection in September 2023.

When was Sheringham High School last inspected by Ofsted?

Sheringham High School was last inspected in September 2023.

How many pupils does Sheringham High School have?

Sheringham High School has 630 pupils on roll.

What age range does Sheringham High School cover?

Sheringham High School for pupils aged 11 to 18.

What are Sheringham High School's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 44.6, and 34% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Sheringham High School?

Sheringham High School is at Holt Road, Sheringham, Norfolk, NR26 8ND.