Acle Academy
Academy converter · 709 pupils
90% stayed in education · Attainment 8 46.9
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Dereham Neatherd High School
- Pupils on roll
- 1,079of 1,130 places
- Free school meals
- 21.8%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 225
- Ofsted
- School remains Good, 13 May 2025Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Dereham Neatherd High School (URN 121182, until 1 March 2017).
What the data says
Of the 258 pupils who finished Year 11 at Dereham Neatherd High School in 2023, 41% stayed on in Dereham Neatherd High School’s own sixth form (Norfolk average 33%), 43% went to a further education college and 5% started an apprenticeship.
Spanish is unusually popular at GCSE: 47% of the year group took it, against 19% of pupils across England.
GCSE results in 2025 were in line with the national picture: Attainment 8 of 47.4 against 46.1 across England and 45.2 in Norfolk, with 48% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Norfolk and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Dereham Neatherd High School | Norfolk | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 258 | 8,553 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 93% | 92% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 85% | 85% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 41% | 33% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 0% | 7% | 13% |
| — further education college | 43% | 43% | 37% |
| — other education | 1% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 5% | 4% | 3% |
| Employment | 3% | 4% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 6% | 6% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 1% | 3% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
No published destinations for sixth-form leavers yet.
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Dereham Neatherd High School | Norfolk | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 47.4 | 45.2 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 48% | 45% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 69% | 65% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 70% | 43% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.59 | 4.05 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 19% | 25% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 34.0 | 34.1 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 50.5 | 48.8 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 12% | 12% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 221 | 98% | 89% | 14% | 20% | 73% |
| Mathematics | 221 | 98% | 88% | 17% | 22% | 77% |
| English Literature | 216 | 96% | 86% | 11% | 21% | 70% |
| Combined Science | 157 | 70% | 65% | 11% | 9% | 73% |
| Geography | 120 | 53% | 41% | 28% | 25% | 77% |
| Spanish | 106 | 47% | 19% | 9% | 27% | 49% |
| History | 94 | 42% | 41% | 15% | 26% | 54% |
| Business Studies | 69 | 31% | 18% | 13% | 20% | 59% |
| Physics | 64 | 28% | 23% | 42% | 46% | 100% |
| Biology | 64 | 28% | 23% | 52% | 45% | 100% |
| Chemistry | 64 | 28% | 23% | 55% | 47% | 100% |
| French | 53 | 24% | 18% | 30% | 29% | 70% |
| Physical Education | 44 | 20% | 11% | 27% | 24% | 84% |
| Fine Art | 35 | 16% | 9% | 23% | 28% | 57% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 30 | 13% | 8% | 10% | 21% | 47% |
| Media Studies | 28 | 12% | 4% | 18% | 20% | 71% |
| Design and Technology | 24 | 11% | 11% | 4% | 23% | 38% |
| Photography | 19 | 8% | 6% | 16% | 19% | 79% |
| Applied Engineering | 18 | 8% | 0% | 0% | 18% | 33% |
| Religious Studies | 18 | 8% | 31% | 72% | 32% | 94% |
| Music | 14 | 6% | 5% | 7% | 33% | 86% |
| Computer Science | 12 | 5% | 13% | 25% | 30% | 83% |
| Dance | 7 | 3% | 1% | 0% | 27% | 43% |
| Polish | 4 | 2% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
| Portuguese | 3 | 1% | 0% | — | 50% | — |
| Russian | 1 | 0% | 0% | — | 87% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Childcare Skills | 46 | — | — |
| Hospitality / Catering Studies | 29 | — | — |
| Speech and Drama | 25 | — | — |
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Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.