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Academy converter · 709 pupils
90% stayed in education · Attainment 8 46.9
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The Wherry School
- Pupils on roll
- 134of 100 places
- Free school meals
- 30.8%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 18
- Ofsted
- Report card, 14 April 2026Read the Ofsted report
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What the data says
Of the 15 pupils who finished Year 11 at The Wherry School in 2023, 7% stayed on in The Wherry School’s own sixth form (Norfolk average 33%), 27% went to a further education college and none started an apprenticeship.
GCSE results in 2025 were well below the national picture: Attainment 8 of 26.1 against 46.1 across England and 45.2 in Norfolk, with 11% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Almost nobody goes straight into an apprenticeship or a job: none took an apprenticeship and none went into work, against 3% and 3% across England.
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 | The Wherry School | Norfolk | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 15 | 8,553 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 93% | 92% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 93% | 85% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 7% | 33% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 0% | 7% | 13% |
| — further education college | 27% | 43% | 37% |
| — other education | 60% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 0% | 4% | 3% |
| Employment | 0% | 4% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 7% | 6% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 0% | 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 | The Wherry School | Norfolk | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 26.1 | 45.2 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 11% | 45% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 33% | 65% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 0% | 43% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 2.09 | 4.05 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 17% | 25% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | — | 34.1 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | — | 48.8 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 0% | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 14 | 78% | 88% | 0% | 22% | 43% |
| English Language | 14 | 78% | 89% | 14% | 20% | 64% |
| Combined Science | 12 | 67% | 65% | 0% | 9% | 58% |
| English Literature | 12 | 67% | 86% | 25% | 21% | 58% |
| Psychology | 8 | 44% | 3% | 0% | 22% | 63% |
| Art and Design | 7 | 39% | 7% | 0% | 24% | 29% |
| History | 5 | 28% | 41% | — | 26% | — |
| Music | 1 | 6% | 5% | — | 33% | — |
| Photography | 1 | 6% | 6% | — | 19% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospitality / Catering Studies | 8 | — | — |
Where The Wherry School is
Other secondary schools in Norfolk are shown for comparison; darker blue means more Year 11 leavers stayed in education. The last distance at which this school offered places is not yet on file — it comes from Norfolk’s allocation statistics.
Other secondary schools in Norfolk
Alderman Peel High School
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76% stayed in education · Attainment 8 45.4
Attleborough Academy
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83% stayed in education · Attainment 8 41.4
Aylsham High School
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84% stayed in education · Attainment 8 45.0
Broadland High Ormiston Academy
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82% stayed in education · Attainment 8 46.8
Caister Academy
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83% stayed in education · Attainment 8 49.4
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.