Acle Academy
Academy converter · 709 pupils
90% stayed in education · Attainment 8 46.9
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Alderman Peel High School
- Pupils on roll
- 606of 525 places
- Free school meals
- 26.2%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 110
- Ofsted
- Good, 20 April 2022Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Alderman Peel High School (URN 121170, until 1 October 2017).
What the data says
Alderman Peel High School has no sixth form. Of the 106 pupils who finished Year 11 there in 2023, none moved to a sixth form college, 47% to a further education college and 7% started an apprenticeship.
Statistics is unusually popular at GCSE: 26% of the year group took it, against 5% of pupils across England.
GCSE results in 2025 were in line with the national picture: Attainment 8 of 45.4 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%).
As an 11–16 school, Alderman Peel High School is judged on where pupils go at 16 rather than on A level results.
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 | Alderman Peel High School | Norfolk | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 106 | 8,553 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 91% | 92% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 76% | 85% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 25% | 33% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 0% | 7% | 13% |
| — further education college | 47% | 43% | 37% |
| — other education | 4% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 7% | 4% | 3% |
| Employment | 8% | 4% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 8% | 6% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 2% | 3% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Alderman Peel High School | Norfolk | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 45.4 | 45.2 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 48% | 45% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 71% | 65% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 8% | 43% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.71 | 4.05 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 19% | 25% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 35.1 | 34.1 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 47.8 | 48.8 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 4% | 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 | 108 | 98% | 89% | 15% | 20% | 77% |
| Mathematics | 108 | 98% | 88% | 11% | 22% | 79% |
| English Literature | 106 | 96% | 86% | 10% | 21% | 71% |
| Combined Science | 77 | 70% | 65% | 3% | 9% | 65% |
| Spanish | 36 | 33% | 19% | 25% | 27% | 67% |
| History | 35 | 32% | 41% | 23% | 26% | 49% |
| Physical Education | 32 | 29% | 11% | 53% | 24% | 94% |
| Biology | 31 | 28% | 23% | 26% | 45% | 94% |
| Chemistry | 30 | 27% | 23% | 17% | 47% | 90% |
| Physics | 30 | 27% | 23% | 23% | 46% | 90% |
| Statistics | 29 | 26% | 5% | 0% | 20% | 100% |
| Geography | 23 | 21% | 41% | 13% | 25% | 61% |
| Design and Technology | 23 | 21% | 11% | 26% | 23% | 74% |
| Fine Art | 22 | 20% | 9% | 36% | 28% | 86% |
| Computer Science | 19 | 17% | 13% | 0% | 30% | 37% |
| Drama | 14 | 13% | 7% | 21% | 27% | 93% |
| French | 12 | 11% | 18% | 58% | 29% | 100% |
| Psychology | 9 | 8% | 3% | 0% | 22% | 56% |
| Music | 4 | 4% | 5% | — | 33% | — |
| Russian | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 87% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospitality / Catering Studies | 24 | — | — |
| Tourism | 23 | — | — |
| Sports Studies | 17 | — | — |
| Health Studies | 14 | — | — |
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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.