Old Buckenham High School

Academy converter · Secondary school · Attleborough, Norfolk
NR17 1RL
Composite score
47.2

About Old Buckenham High School

Old Buckenham High School is a secondary school in Attleborough, Norfolk, classified by the DfE as an academy converter. Around 497 pupils aged 11 to 16 attend the school. In the most recent GCSE results, pupils achieved an average Attainment 8 score of 37.8, below the national average of 46. That is down 6.5 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 lower half of secondary schools nationally.

29% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, well below the national average of about 45%. 52% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. Old Buckenham High School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. 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 further down the page.

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#2,776
National rank
#316
In East of England
#50
In Norfolk
Top 87%
Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score
37.8
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
29%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
52%
% EBacc grade 5+
11%
EBacc average points score
3.53

School profile

Pupils on roll 497 % FSM ever-6 25.1% % EAL 8.0% Age range 11–16 Gender Mixed

Location

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