Northgate High School

Type Secondary / Academy converter
Age Range 11-18
Religion Does not apply
Address Cemetery Road
Dereham
Norfolk
NR19 2EU
Phone 01362697033
Reference Number 141268

General Makeup

Number of pupils 1187
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 49.37%
Girls: 50.63%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 27%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 6.7%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 19.6

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 97 102 199
8 91 104 195
9 69 105 174
10 90 74 164
11 83 74 157
12 85 88 173
13 71 53 124

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 87.7%
White, Other 5.1%
African 1.3%
Mixed, Other 0.9%
White & Black (African) 0.8%
Unclassified 0.7%
White & Asian 0.6%
Asian, Other 0.5%
Indian 0.4%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.3%
Chinese 0.2%
Irish 0.1%

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 42.3% 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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GCSE Results

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Points

Points Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Average Points 30.91 Unlock Unlock
Average Points (best 3) 29.58 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 9.2% Unlock Unlock

2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 101 1
Third Preference 12 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

Previous Years

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