Taverham High School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Norfolk
Beech Avenue, Norwich, NR8 6HP
68
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 16/05/2023
Application demand
85%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
92.1%
19.2% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,254
Capacity used
Over capacity100%
1,249 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
85%
1st preference success rate
210 of 246 families who put it first got an offer
210
Places offered
419
Total applications
2.0
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 246 | 210 | ● 85% |
| 2nd preference | 119 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 3rd preference | 37 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 4th preference | 17 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 419 | 210 | 50% |
1st preference success by year
Norfolk lets families list 4 preferences. 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
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Gareth Yassin
- Address
- Beech Avenue, Taverham, Norwich, NR8 6HP
- Phone
- 01603860505
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Ward / constituency
- Taverham South · Broadland and Fakenham
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 139487
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 15% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 6% | — | — |
| SEN support | 12% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: ENRICH LEARNING TRUST
1,254 pupils · 1,249 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
16 May 2023
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good - 19
09 October 2019
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,114 pupils
Attendance
92.1%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
7.9%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
19.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
2.8%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.6%
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 | 47.9 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.05 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 55% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 74% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.36 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 29.17 | — | — |
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 | 49 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 53% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 74.7% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 22.6% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.28 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 217 | — |
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 | 32.45 | 35 |
| Average grade | C+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 6.6% | 17% |
| A-level students | 76 | — |
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 | 214 | 18% | 61% | 84% | |
| English Language | 213 | 17% | 58% | 77% | |
| English Literature | 212 | 14% | 62% | 75% | |
| Combined Science | 157 | 15% | 54% | 73% | |
| History | 115 | 28% | 55% | 67% | |
| Geography | 77 | 25% | 58% | 74% | |
| Business | 73 | 18% | 47% | 66% | |
| Physical Education | 59 | 5% | 47% | 73% | |
| Biology | 57 | 40% | 65% | 88% | |
| Physics | 57 | 42% | 65% | 84% | |
| Chemistry | 57 | 40% | 65% | 77% | |
| Art and Design | 56 | 27% | 66% | 89% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 29 | 0% | 3% | 31% | |
| Biology | 20 | 0% | 15% | 15% | |
| Geography | 19 | 0% | 37% | 47% | |
| Mathematics | 17 | 0% | 18% | 47% | |
| Business Studies | 15 | 0% | 27% | 47% | |
| Sociology | 14 | 0% | 21% | 50% | |
| Economics | 12 | 0% | 33% | 58% | |
| Religious Studies | 10 | 0% | 20% | 60% | |
| History | 9 | 11% | 11% | 44% | |
| English Language | 8 | 25% | 38% | 50% | |
| Physical Education / Sports Studies | 8 | 0% | 0% | 13% | |
| Chemistry | 6 | 0% | 33% | 50% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
No Cambridge offers this year
UCAS apply centre 19126: Taverham 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) | 48% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 11% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 50% | — | — |
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.