Long Stratton High School

Academy sponsor led·Secondary school Norwich, Norfolk·NR15 2XR
Composite score
63.5
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National rank
#80
In East of England
#7
In Norfolk
Top 26%
Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score
50.8
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
—
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
54%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
74%
% EBacc grade 5+
23%
EBacc average points score
4.59

Ofsted judgements

New framework · Last inspection: 10/02/2026 · Read full report ↗

Achievement
Strong standard
Leadership and governance
Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching
Strong standard
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Inclusion
Expected standard
Safeguarding standards
Met

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
109 first choices, 122 places
First choices per place
0.89
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
168
any preference, for 122 places
First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.07
00.511.5
1 per place
0.9820221.1120230.9920240.9620250.892026

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

Every child who put Long Stratton High School first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

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

School profile

Age range
11–16
Pupils on roll
715
Gender
Mixed
Admissions
Non-Selective

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
20.6%
Typical secondary: 27.5%
% EAL
2.4%
Typical secondary: 12.0%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
17.3%
Typical secondary: 13.7%
% with an EHC plan
2.5%
Typical secondary: 2.9%

Attendance

Overall absence
9.5%
Typical secondary: 8.9%
Persistently absent
25.0%
Typical secondary: 25.7%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
16.4
Typical secondary: 16.7
Spend per pupil
£6,954
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%
123 pupils tracked
Stayed in education
86%
Apprenticeship
5%
Employment
3%

DfE, KS4 destination measures.

Nearby secondary schools

Location

Long Stratton High School at a glance

Located in Norwich, Norfolk, Long Stratton High School is a secondary school, classified by the DfE as a sponsor-led academy. The school educates roughly 715 pupils aged 11 to 16. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Good' when it was last inspected in February 2026. In the most recent GCSE results, pupils achieved an average Attainment 8 score of 50.8, above the national average of 46. That marks an improvement of 0.6 points in its Attainment 8 score on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 26% of secondary schools nationally.

54% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, above the national average of about 45%. 74% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. Long Stratton High School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 109 families who put it first were offered a place. 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 9.5%. There are about 16.4 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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