Taverham High School

Academy converter·Secondary school Norwich, Norfolk·NR8 6HP
Composite score
61.3
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#1,058
National rank
#112
In East of England
#13
In Norfolk
Top 33%
Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score
49.0
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
—
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
53%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
75%
% EBacc grade 5+
16%
EBacc average points score
4.28

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Sixth form provision
Good

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
96%
211 first choices, 211 places
First choices per place
1.00
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
381
any preference, for 211 places
First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.17
00.511.5
1 per place
0.9720221.0320231.0520241.1720251.002026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Norfolk does not publish how far from the school the last child offered a Year 7 place lived, so there is no cut-off distance to show for Taverham High School. Ask the school or the council how places were allocated this year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
11–18
Pupils on roll
1,241
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Admissions
Non-Selective

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
15.6%
Typical secondary: 27.5%
% EAL
7.4%
Typical secondary: 12.0%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
10.7%
Typical secondary: 13.7%
% with an EHC plan
3.4%
Typical secondary: 2.9%

Attendance

Overall absence
7.9%
Typical secondary: 8.9%
Persistently absent
23.3%
Typical secondary: 25.7%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
16.8
Typical secondary: 16.7
Spend per pupil
£7,193
Typical secondary: £7,815

“Typical” = the median secondary school in England. What this means

What pupils do next

The share of this school's Year 11 leavers in education, training or employment for at least two terms afterwards.

In education, training or work
94%
212 pupils tracked
Stayed in education
84%
Apprenticeship
4%
Employment
6%

DfE, KS4 destination measures.

Nearby secondary schools

Location

About Taverham High School

Taverham High School is a secondary school in Norwich, Norfolk, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. Around 1,241 pupils aged 11 to 18 attend the school. The school holds a 'Good' judgement from Ofsted. The school's average Attainment 8 score in the latest GCSE results was 49.0 — above the national average (national average: 46). Its Attainment 8 score has risen by 1.1 points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 33% of secondary schools nationally.

53% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, above the national average of about 45%. 75% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. 96% of the families who made Taverham High School their first choice were offered a Year 7 place for September 2026, even though the school made at least as many offers as it had first choices - the rest withdrew, moved or fell outside a priority group. After Year 11, 94% of its leavers went on to education, an apprenticeship or work that they stayed in for at least two terms. Overall pupil absence was 7.9%. There are about 16.8 pupils per teacher. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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