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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 29 March 2023Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 7 October 2015Graded inspection: Good · as Old Buckenham High School, URN 121169
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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 entry171 applications · 93 places offered · 85 named it first
- 2026 1.8; Norfolk median median 1.6
- 2025 1.9; Norfolk median median 1.7
- 2024 1.5; Norfolk median median 1.4
- 2023 1.5; Norfolk median median 1.4
- 2022 1.4; Norfolk median median 1.4
- 2021 1.5; Norfolk median median 1.4
- 2020 1.9; Norfolk median median 1.5
- 2019 1.5; Norfolk median median 1.5
- 2018 1.7; Norfolk median median 1.4; as the previous school
- 2017 1.4; Norfolk median median 1.3; as the previous school
- 2016 1.3; Norfolk median median 1.4; as the previous school
- 2015 1.5; Norfolk median median 1.4; as the previous school
- 2014 1.3; Norfolk median median 1.4; as the previous school
- This school
- Norfolk median
Dashed bars: as Old Buckenham High School (URN 121169), 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 | 93 | 171 | 1.8 | 85 | 0.91 |
| Sep 2025 | 100 | 192 | 1.9 | 87 | 0.87 |
| Sep 2024 | 109 | 159 | 1.5 | 104 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2023 | 97 | 141 | 1.5 | 79 | 0.81 |
| Sep 2022 | 114 | 161 | 1.4 | 101 | 0.89 |
| Sep 2021 | 108 | 160 | 1.5 | 98 | 0.91 |
| Sep 2020 | 92 | 170 | 1.9 | 86 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2019 | 122 | 183 | 1.5 | 118 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2018 * | 105 | 178 | 1.7 | 96 | 0.91 |
| Sep 2017 * | 131 | 187 | 1.4 | 120 | 0.92 |
| Sep 2016 * | 136 | 172 | 1.3 | 124 | 0.91 |
| Sep 2015 * | 113 | 167 | 1.5 | 109 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2014 * | 129 | 173 | 1.3 | 120 | 0.93 |
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.) | 109 | 45.2 | 38% | 66% | – |
| 2024/25 | 82 | 37.8 | 29% | 52% | – |
| 2023/24 | 108 | 44.3 | 43% | 64% | 0.00 |
| 2022/23 | 87 | 43.3 | 39% | 66% | +0.08 |
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
- Old Buckenham High SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20231.8applications per place 45.2Attainment 8
- 4.2 km · Norfolk20261.7applications per place 42.8Attainment 8
- 6.8 km · NorfolkOutstanding20233.3applications per place 56.7Attainment 8
- 11.3 km · NorfolkRemains Good20232.0applications per place 52.9Attainment 8
- 12.6 km · NorfolkRemains Good20241.2applications per place 43.0Attainment 8
- 12.7 km · Norfolk20261.4applications per place 48.5Attainment 8
- 16.0 km · NorfolkRemains Outstanding20222.0applications per place 55.5Attainment 8
- 17.4 km · NorfolkGood20231.2applications per place 50.2Attainment 8
- 19.0 km · SuffolkGraded · no overall grade20251.4applications per place 52.4Attainment 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
- 146144 · 926/4054
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 575 pupils · 501 on roll
- Free school meals
- 26.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 September 2018
- Replaced
- Old Buckenham High School (URN 121169)
- Address
- Abbey Road, Old Buckenham, Attleborough, NR17 1RL
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources