Stalham High School

Type Secondary / Academy sponsor led
Age Range 11-16
Religion Does not apply
Address Brumstead Road
Stalham
Norwich
Norfolk
NR12 9DG
Phone 01692580281
Reference Number 141395

Stalham High School is demonstrating good overall effectiveness, maintaining a strong community atmosphere where pupils exhibit confidence and articulate their thoughts well. The leadership has implemented significant improvements in the curriculum since the last inspection, positively affecting pupil engagement and outcomes. Despite achieving good grades across various domains, the school recognizes a need to improve attendance rates and specific subject curriculums to further enhance student achievements.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 484
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 52.48%
Girls: 47.52%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 33.1%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 3.5%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 22.4

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 53 53 106
8 49 51 100
9 56 42 98
10 50 38 88
11 46 46 92

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 90.7%
Unclassified 2.7%
White, Other 1.4%
Mixed, Other 1.2%
Indian 0.8%
White & Asian 0.6%
White & Black (African) 0.6%
Chinese 0.4%
Irish 0.4%
Asian, Other 0.4%
African 0.2%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
Last Report Date 25 Jun 2024
Date Report
25 Jun 2024 School inspection:
10 May 2023 School inspection
13 Sep 2017 Full inspection:

Strengths

  • Strong sense of community within the school
  • High expectations for pupil conduct and achievement
  • Effective support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities
  • Skilful and impactful teaching by subject specialists
  • Well-resourced and utilized school library
  • Positive relationships between pupils and staff
  • Robust careers programme and extracurricular activities

Areas for Improvement

  • Some pupils do not achieve as highly as they could due to undeveloped curriculums in certain subjects
  • Not all pupils attend school regularly enough

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)
39.5

GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 39.1%
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 50%

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
First Preference
Second Preference 21 0
Third Preference 7 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

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Name Distance
Stalham Infant School and Nursery
Old Yarmouth Rd, Stalham Green, Stalham, Norwich, Norfolk, NR12 9PS
0 miles
Stalham Academy
Old Yarmouth Road, Stalham, Norwich, Norfolk, NR12 9PS
0.39 miles
Sutton Church of England Infant Acdemy
Denise Close, Off Laxfield Road, Sutton, Norwich, Norfolk, NR12 9QP
0.96 miles
Hickling CofE Infants Academy
The Street, Hickling, Norwich, Norfolk, NR12 0XX
2.46 miles
East Ruston Infant School & Nursery
School Road, East Ruston, Norwich, Norfolk, NR12 9JD
2.51 miles
Catfield CofE Primary Academy
School Lane, Catfield, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, NR29 5DA
2.6 miles
Happisburgh Church of England Primary Academy
The Street, Happisburgh, Norwich, Norfolk, NR12 0AB
3.6 miles
Neatishead Church of England Primary School
School Road, Neatishead, Norwich, Norfolk, NR12 8XN
3.77 miles
Ludham Primary School and Nursery
School Road, Ludham, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, NR29 5QN
4.27 miles
Worstead Church of England Primary School
Honing Road, Worstead, North Walsham, Norfolk, NR28 9RQ
4.49 miles
Name Distance
The Stables Independent School
The Old Rectory, Old Rectory Road, Brumstead, Norwich, Norfolk, NR12 9EU
1.33 miles
All Saints School
School Road, Lessingham, Stalham, Norwich, Norfolk, NR12 0DJ
2.16 miles
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