Diss High School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Norfolk
Walcot Road, Diss, IP22 4DH
63
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
90.5%
24.6% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
877
Capacity used
Has space73%
1,200 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
126 of 126 families who put it first got an offer
133
Places offered
175
Total applications
1.3
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 126 | 126 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 31 | 5 | ● 16% |
| 3rd preference | 14 | 1 | ● 7% |
| 4th preference | 4 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 175 | 132 | 75% |
1st preference success by year
Norfolk lets families list 4 preferences. 7 applications came from outside the council area (5 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Sam Stopps
- Address
- Walcot Road, Diss, IP22 4DH
- Phone
- 01379642424
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Ward / constituency
- Diss & Roydon · Waveney Valley
- Area
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- URN
- 137092
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 25% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 10% | — | — |
| SEN support | 13% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: ENRICH LEARNING TRUST
877 pupils · 1,200 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
14 March 2024
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 805 pupils
Attendance
90.5%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
9.6%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
24.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
5.3%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.7%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 44.3 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.08 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 41% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 67% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.94 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 31.57 | — | — |
Average grade: C (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 46.6 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 44.8% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 71% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 56.6% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.15 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 145 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 30.66 | 35 |
| Average grade | C | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 6.5% | 17% |
| A-level students | 63 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 143 | 17% | 51% | 76% | |
| English Language | 143 | 17% | 56% | 76% | |
| English Literature | 141 | 14% | 54% | 74% | |
| Combined Science | 95 | 1% | 32% | 62% | |
| History | 79 | 18% | 51% | 68% | |
| Spanish | 65 | 11% | 42% | 54% | |
| Geography | 61 | 21% | 56% | 67% | |
| Art and Design | 48 | 23% | 67% | 81% | |
| Biology | 46 | 35% | 89% | 100% | |
| Physics | 46 | 33% | 91% | 100% | |
| Chemistry | 46 | 26% | 74% | 100% | |
| Physical Education | 31 | 10% | 42% | 65% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 15 | 0% | 7% | 33% | |
| Physical Education / Sports Studies | 14 | 0% | 7% | 21% | |
| Mathematics | 13 | 0% | 8% | 38% | |
| Media / Film / TV Studies | 12 | 0% | 0% | 58% | |
| Biology | 11 | 0% | 9% | 27% | |
| Geography | 10 | 10% | 20% | 70% | |
| English Literature | 10 | 0% | 0% | 60% | |
| Physics | 7 | 0% | 14% | 43% | |
| Chemistry | 7 | 0% | 0% | 57% | |
| Sociology | 6 | 0% | 0% | 50% | |
| Film Studies | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Computer Science | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
No Cambridge offers this year
UCAS apply centre 12334: Diss High School
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | 0 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | 0 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 49% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 7% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 51% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Norfolk council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.