Academy converter · Norfolk

Northgate High School

11–18Ages
1,203Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
141268URN

Cemetery Road, Dereham, NR19 2EU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

close to Norfolk median (1.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Norfolk

281 applications for 171 places · 25th of 51 in Norfolk

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

40.6of 90

Norfolk 44.6 England 46.0

46th of 53 in Norfolk

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 23 May 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Sixth form provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

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 entry

1.6applications per place, Year 7

close to Norfolk median (1.6) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

281 applications · 171 places offered · 161 named it first

2026 1.6; Norfolk median median 1.6
2025 1.7; Norfolk median median 1.7
2024 1.5; Norfolk median median 1.4
2023 1.6; Norfolk median median 1.4
2022 1.6; Norfolk median median 1.4
2021 1.3; Norfolk median median 1.4
2020 1.8; Norfolk median median 1.5
2019 1.3; Norfolk median median 1.5
2018 1.9; Norfolk median median 1.4
2017 1.3; Norfolk median median 1.3
2016 1.5; Norfolk median median 1.4
2015 1.6; Norfolk median median 1.4
2014 1.5; Norfolk median median 1.4; as the previous school

This school
Norfolk median

Dashed bars: as Northgate High School (URN 121151), the previous school.

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	171	281	1.6	161	0.94
Sep 2025	194	331	1.7	210	1.08
Sep 2024	194	293	1.5	198	1.02
Sep 2023	184	288	1.6	178	0.97
Sep 2022	175	272	1.6	144	0.82
Sep 2021	176	228	1.3	114	0.65
Sep 2020	156	274	1.8	139	0.89
Sep 2019	170	212	1.3	115	0.68
Sep 2018	89	166	1.9	85	0.96
Sep 2017	165	218	1.3	165	1.00
Sep 2016	116	178	1.5	114	0.98
Sep 2015	168	269	1.6	165	0.98
Sep 2014 *	189	280	1.5	193	1.02

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

162 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)40.646th of 53 in Norfolk

Norfolk 44.6 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths33%44th of 53 in Norfolk

Norfolk 40% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths56%

Norfolk 63% England 66%

This school
Norfolk median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.32

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	162	40.6	33%	56%	–
2024/25	156	41.0	42%	60%	–
2023/24	160	38.9	34%	56%	−0.32
2022/23	99	42.6	31%	61%	−0.30

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

Northgate High SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

1.6applications per place 40.6Attainment 8
Dereham Neatherd High School
1.3 km · Norfolk

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.6applications per place 43.1Attainment 8
Litcham School
10.8 km · Norfolk

Good2022

1.7applications per place 44.1Attainment 8
Reepham High School and College
13.6 km · Norfolk

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.7applications per place 49.2Attainment 8
Wayland Academy
15.7 km · Norfolk

Good2023

1.2applications per place 50.2Attainment 8
Taverham High School
16.6 km · Norfolk

Good2023

1.8applications per place 46.4Attainment 8
Wymondham High Academy
17.2 km · Norfolk

Remains Good2023

2.0applications per place 52.9Attainment 8
Wymondham College
17.7 km · Norfolk

Outstanding2023

3.3applications per place 56.7Attainment 8
The Nicholas Hamond Academy
18.0 km · Norfolk

2026

1.2applications per place 43.7Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 141268 · 926/4002
Trust: Unity Education Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,280 pupils · 1,203 on roll
Free school meals: 28.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2014
Replaced: Northgate High School (URN 121151)
Address: Cemetery Road, Dereham, NR19 2EU
Local authority: Norfolk · Breckland

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources