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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 14 March 2024Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 26 February 2014Graded inspection: Good
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About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry164 applications · 133 places offered · 128 named it first
- 2026 1.2; Norfolk median median 1.6
- 2025 1.3; Norfolk median median 1.7
- 2024 1.2; Norfolk median median 1.4
- 2023 1.2; Norfolk median median 1.4
- 2022 1.2; Norfolk median median 1.4
- 2021 1.2; Norfolk median median 1.4
- 2020 1.1; Norfolk median median 1.5
- 2019 1.2; Norfolk median median 1.5
- 2018 1.2; Norfolk median median 1.4
- 2017 1.2; Norfolk median median 1.3
- 2016 1.2; Norfolk median median 1.4
- 2015 1.2; Norfolk median median 1.4
- 2014 1.2; Norfolk median median 1.4
- This school
- Norfolk median
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 133 | 164 | 1.2 | 128 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2025 | 133 | 175 | 1.3 | 126 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2024 | 142 | 168 | 1.2 | 139 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2023 | 144 | 174 | 1.2 | 142 | 0.99 |
| Sep 2022 | 206 | 247 | 1.2 | 200 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2021 | 146 | 176 | 1.2 | 146 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2020 | 146 | 162 | 1.1 | 136 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2019 | 156 | 185 | 1.2 | 149 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2018 | 171 | 201 | 1.2 | 164 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2017 | 140 | 171 | 1.2 | 138 | 0.99 |
| Sep 2016 | 158 | 194 | 1.2 | 153 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2015 | 146 | 173 | 1.2 | 144 | 0.99 |
| Sep 2014 | 160 | 190 | 1.2 | 154 | 0.96 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 132 | 43.0 | 36% | 58% | – |
| 2024/25 | 145 | 46.6 | 45% | 71% | – |
| 2023/24 | 143 | 44.3 | 41% | 67% | −0.08 |
| 2022/23 | 157 | 45.4 | 46% | 67% | −0.06 |
Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Diss High SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20241.2applications per place 43.0Attainment 8
- 6.5 km · SuffolkGraded · no overall grade20251.4applications per place 52.4Attainment 8
- 12.5 km · NorfolkGraded · no overall grade20251.9applications per place 45.9Attainment 8
- 12.6 km · NorfolkRemains Good20231.8applications per place 45.2Attainment 8
- 13.0 km · SuffolkRemains Good · improving20231.9applications per place 47.4Attainment 8
- 14.5 km · Norfolk20261.4applications per place 48.5Attainment 8
- 16.9 km · Norfolk20261.7applications per place 42.8Attainment 8
- 17.8 km · SuffolkGood20231.6applications per place 51.5Attainment 8
- 18.8 km · NorfolkOutstanding20233.3applications per place 56.7Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 137092 · 926/4089
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,200 pupils · 877 on roll
- Free school meals
- 25.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 August 2011
- Replaced
- Diss High School (URN 121184)
- Address
- Walcot Road, Diss, IP22 4DH
- Local authority
- Norfolk · South Norfolk
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources