Taverham High School

Type Secondary / Academy converter
Age Range 11-18
Religion Does not apply
Address Beech Avenue
Taverham
Norwich
Norfolk
NR8 6HP
Phone 01603860505
Reference Number 139487

General Makeup

Number of pupils 1256
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 51.83%
Girls: 48.17%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 14.8%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 7%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 23.6

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 131 98 229
8 92 128 220
9 119 100 219
10 116 100 216
11 113 109 222
12 48 40 88
13 32 30 62

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 86.9%
White, Other 4.1%
African 1.8%
Unclassified 1.4%
White & Black (African) 0.9%
Mixed, Other 0.8%
Chinese 0.7%
Indian 0.7%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.6%
White & Asian 0.6%
Asian, Other 0.3%
Caribbean 0.2%
Pakistani 0.2%
Irish 0.1%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Sixth Form Provision Good
Last Inspection Date 2023-06-26
Date Description Report
2023-05-16 School inspection: School inspection:
2019-10-08 School inspection School inspection
2016-03-15 Short inspection Short inspection
2015-09-23 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2013-04-04 Academy conversion letter Academy conversion letter
Previously as Taverham High School
2012-11-29 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2011-11-08 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2010-05-18 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2008-11-04 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2006-11-01 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2001-09-17 Full inspection Full inspection
2012-11-29 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2011-11-08 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2010-05-18 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2008-11-04 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2006-11-01 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2001-09-17 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)
47.9 Unlock Unlock

GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 55.4% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 68.9% 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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Points

Points Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Average Points 33.99 Unlock Unlock
Average Points (best 3) 34.78 Unlock Unlock

Grades

School Local Nationwide
Average Grade C+ C+ C+
Average Grade (best 3) C+ C+ C+
Percentage Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Students getting AAB or better 4.3% Unlock Unlock

2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 88 3
Third Preference 23 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

Previous Years

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Destinations after GCSE's

Data relates to students who sat their GCSE's in 2022 and was last updated in May 2024.

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Name Distance
Nightingale Infant & Nursery School
Nightingale Drive, Taverham, Norwich, Norfolk, NR8 6LA
0.4 miles
Langley Preparatory School At Taverham Hall
Taverham Park, Norwich, NR8 6HU
0.59 miles
Taverham VC CE Junior School
Taverham Road, Taverham, Norwich, Norfolk, NR8 6SX
0.62 miles
Ghost Hill Infant and Nursery School
Eastfield, Taverham, Norwich, Norfolk, NR8 6PJ
0.99 miles
Drayton Community Infant School
School Road, Drayton, Norwich, Norfolk, NR8 6EP
1.41 miles
Queen's Hill Primary School
Kestrel Avenue, Queen's Hills, Costessey, Norwich, Norfolk, NR8 5FT
1.42 miles
Drayton CofE Junior School
School Road, Drayton, Norwich, Norfolk, NR8 6EF
1.57 miles
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Costessey
Westend, Old Costessey, Norwich, Norfolk, NR8 5AG
2.12 miles
Horsford CofE VA Primary School
Mill Lane, Horsford, Norwich, Norfolk, NR10 3ES
2.6 miles
St Peter's CofE Primary Academy, Easton
Marlingford Road, Easton, Norwich, Norfolk, NR9 5AD
2.72 miles
Costessey Primary School
Three Mile Lane, Costessey, Norwich, Norfolk, NR5 0RR
3.07 miles
Arden Grove Infant and Nursery School
Arden Grove, Hellesdon, Norwich, Norfolk, NR6 6QA
3.11 miles
Chapel Break Infant School
Thurlby Road, Chapel Break, Bowthorpe, Norwich, Norfolk, NR5 9LU
3.31 miles
St Michael's VA Junior School
Astley Road, Chapel Break, Bowthorpe, Norwich, Norfolk, NR5 9LA
3.34 miles
Kinsale Infant School
Kinsale Avenue, Hellesdon, Norwich, Norfolk, NR6 5SG
3.49 miles
Kinsale Junior School
Kinsale Avenue, Hellesdon, Norwich, Norfolk, NR6 5SG
3.49 miles
Clover Hill VA Infant and Nursery School
Rawley Road, Bowthorpe, Norwich, Norfolk, NR5 9AP
3.65 miles
Firside Junior School
Firside Junior School, Middletons Lane, Norwich, Norfolk, NR6 5NF
3.69 miles
The Bawburgh School
Hockering Lane, Bawburgh, The Bawburgh School, Norwich, Norfolk, NR9 3LR
3.73 miles
Valley Primary Academy
Gentry Place, Norwich, Norfolk, NR5 8XZ
3.83 miles
Name Distance
Ormiston Victory Academy
Middleton Crescent, Costessey, Norwich, Norfolk, NR5 0PX
2.7 miles
The Bridge Easton
Bawburgh Road, Easton, NR9 5EA
2.77 miles
Hellesdon High School
187 Middletons Lane, Hellesdon, Norwich, Norfolk, NR6 5SB
3.4 miles
Banks House School
Bright House, 51 Wendene, Bowthorpe, Norwich, NR5 9HA
3.46 miles
Red Balloon - Norwich
289 Drayton Road, Norwich, Norfolk, NR3 2PW
4.38 miles
City Academy Norwich
299 Bluebell Road, Norwich, Norfolk, NR4 7LP
4.77 miles
Hall School
St Faith's Road, Old Catton, Norwich, Norfolk, NR6 7AD
4.81 miles
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