Acle Academy
Academy converter · 709 pupils
90% stayed in education · Attainment 8 46.9
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Old Buckenham High School
- Pupils on roll
- 501of 575 places
- Free school meals
- 26.0%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 82
- Ofsted
- School remains Good, 29 March 2023Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Old Buckenham High School (URN 121169, until 1 September 2018).
What the data says
Old Buckenham High School has no sixth form. Of the 87 pupils who finished Year 11 there in 2023, 1% moved to a sixth form college, 51% to a further education college and 5% started an apprenticeship.
German is unusually popular at GCSE: 22% of the year group took it, against 5% of pupils across England.
GCSE results in 2025 were well below the national picture: Attainment 8 of 37.8 against 46.1 across England and 45.2 in Norfolk, with 29% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
As an 11–16 school, Old Buckenham 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 | Old Buckenham High School | Norfolk | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 87 | 8,553 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 90% | 92% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 80% | 85% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 28% | 33% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 1% | 7% | 13% |
| — further education college | 51% | 43% | 37% |
| — other education | 1% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 5% | 4% | 3% |
| Employment | 5% | 4% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 8% | 6% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 2% | 3% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Old Buckenham High School | Norfolk | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 37.8 | 45.2 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 29% | 45% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 52% | 65% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 56% | 43% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.53 | 4.05 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 29% | 25% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 24.4 | 34.1 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 43.3 | 48.8 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 9% | 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 | 79 | 96% | 88% | 9% | 22% | 73% |
| English Language | 79 | 96% | 89% | 10% | 20% | 56% |
| English Literature | 76 | 93% | 86% | 5% | 21% | 53% |
| History | 64 | 78% | 41% | 13% | 26% | 50% |
| Combined Science | 51 | 62% | 65% | 0% | 9% | 51% |
| French | 28 | 34% | 18% | 14% | 29% | 32% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 27 | 33% | 8% | 19% | 21% | 59% |
| Physics | 25 | 30% | 23% | 24% | 46% | 92% |
| Biology | 25 | 30% | 23% | 24% | 45% | 92% |
| Chemistry | 25 | 30% | 23% | 8% | 47% | 80% |
| Geography | 22 | 27% | 41% | 18% | 25% | 45% |
| German | 18 | 22% | 5% | 0% | 33% | 22% |
| Art and Design | 16 | 20% | 7% | 13% | 24% | 19% |
| Physical Education | 16 | 20% | 11% | 13% | 24% | 44% |
| Design and Technology | 15 | 18% | 11% | 7% | 23% | 47% |
| 3D Design | 11 | 13% | 2% | 9% | 16% | 45% |
| Computer Science | 6 | 7% | 13% | 17% | 30% | 50% |
| Polish | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | 24 | — | — |
| Multimedia | 16 | — | — |
| Sports Studies | 14 | — | — |
| Health Studies | 10 | — | — |
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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.