Stalham High School
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Norfolk
Brumstead Road, Norwich, NR12 9DG
62
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 25/06/2024
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
89.2%
27.6% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
492
Capacity used
Has space75%
654 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
95 of 95 families who put it first got an offer
95
Places offered
132
Total applications
1.4
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 95 | 95 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 21 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 3rd preference | 7 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 4th preference | 9 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 132 | 95 | 72% |
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 sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Lee McMahon
- Address
- Brumstead Road, Stalham, Norwich, NR12 9DG
- Phone
- 01692580281
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Ward / constituency
- Stalham · North Norfolk
- Area
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- URN
- 141395
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 37% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 3% | — | — |
| SEN support | 17% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: SYNERGY MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
492 pupils · 654 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
25 June 2024
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good - 23
11 May 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 504 pupils
Attendance
89.2%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
10.8%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
27.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
5.6%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.7%
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 | 43.7 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.21 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 35% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 59% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.01 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 39.5 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 39.1% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 53.3% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 55.4% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.68 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 92 | — |
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.
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 | 84 | 20% | 50% | 67% | |
| English Language | 84 | 10% | 46% | 61% | |
| English Literature | 84 | 6% | 50% | 65% | |
| Combined Science | 56 | 2% | 21% | 48% | |
| Geography | 54 | 7% | 46% | 59% | |
| French | 48 | 4% | 38% | 42% | |
| Art and Design | 39 | 0% | 3% | 23% | |
| History | 29 | 7% | 41% | 48% | |
| Biology | 28 | 11% | 71% | 100% | |
| Physics | 28 | 14% | 71% | 93% | |
| Chemistry | 28 | 14% | 68% | 96% | |
| Business | 18 | 6% | 44% | 78% |
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.