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Reepham High School and College

Secondary · Norwich · NR10 4JT

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SchoolFacts estimate: Ofsted awarded no overall grade at this inspection

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Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: GoodPersonal development: GoodLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 7 May 2025

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At a glance

959 pupils · 91% of 1,050 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
11–18
Gender
Mixed
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
21.8% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
2.8% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
12.8% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
3.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
Sixth form
Yes
Website
http://www.reephamhigh.org.uk
URN
138829

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 133 families named it first for 136 Year 7 places, 0.98 first choices per place. At its inspection on 7 May 2025 Ofsted awarded no overall grade; the lowest of the four areas it judged was Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 9.2% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Year 7 entry, September 2026

0.98 first-choice applications per place

136 places offered · 133 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

GCSE results (2024/2025)

155 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in 2024/2025

Attainment 8 score
45.5
England 46.1
Grade 4 or above in English & maths GCSEs
67.7%
England 64.8%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
44.5%
England 45.4%
EBacc average point score
4
England 4.1

Progress 8 is suspended nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26. These cohorts sat no key stage 2 tests (COVID), so there is no baseline to measure progress from.

A-level results (2024/2025)

A-level points per entry (England: 35 ≈ B-) B-
37.5
England 35

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Attainment 8, 2024/2025

This school45.5
Median of its 12 closest peers45.2
Norfolk average45.3
England46.1

On attainment 8, this school is in line with the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedAttainment 8
Purbrook Park SchoolWaterlooville · 160 miles awayGood47.7
Eggbuckland Community CollegePlymouth · 277 miles awayRequires improvement42.3
The Weston Road AcademyStafford · 133 miles awayGood44.7
Ferndown Upper SchoolFerndown · 186 miles awayStrong standard45.7
Stowmarket High SchoolStowmarket · 40 miles awayGood40.5
Studley High SchoolStudley · 131 miles awayOutstanding45.9
Sedgefield Community CollegeStockton-on-Tees · 168 miles awayStrong standard51.5
Our Lady & St. Bede Catholic AcademyStockton-on-Tees · 161 miles awayGood43.3
Erasmus Darwin AcademyBurntwood · 128 miles awayGood47.8
Manningtree High SchoolManningtree · 56 miles awayGood48.6
Parkside SchoolBradford · 144 miles awayUrgent improvement36.7
Wootton AcademyBedford · 83 miles awayGood44.3

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 92% (Norfolk 78%, England 59%) · Any other White background 3% (Norfolk 8%, England 7%) · Not recorded 2% (Norfolk 2%, England 2%) · other groups together 3%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
9.2%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
25.1%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

17.14 suspensions per 100 pupils and 1 permanent exclusion · England, secondary schools: 21.24 suspensions and 0.23 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Norfolk: 21.34 suspensions and 0.32 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
17.7
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

74% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 14% moved to another state school · 12% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 3.68% filled temporarily · England, secondary academies: 0.45% vacant, 0.33% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

68.9% of teachers took sickness absence, 5.6 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £55,119; 6.9% on the leadership pay range · England, secondary schools: £53,766, 11.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2024-25)

This school£7,412
Typical secondary school£7,846

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for secondary schools in brackets: Staff 78% (77%) · premises 4% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 7% (6%) · supplies and services 9% (11%) · educational supplies 6% (6%) · bought-in professional services 1% (1%) · catering 4% (3%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £0; in-year balance +£308,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, DfE · how spending is compared

Where pupils go after GCSEs

In sustained education, work or training
91%
Continuing in education
77%
Apprenticeship
8%
Employment
5%

Where students go after sixth form

To university / higher education
48%
Apprenticeship
7%
Employment
25%
Any sustained destination
83%

Destinations measured the year after leaving, DfE destination measures in the 2024/2025 performance tables.

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
7/10less deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
5/10around the middle for England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher32.6%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications17%18.1%
In managerial or professional work34.4%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways16.1%18.1%
Residents in very good health41.4%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier64.3%62.3%
Social housing13.5%17.1%
Privately rented22.2%20.5%
Detached houses40.4%22.9%
Flats10.6%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms25.8%21.1%
Households with no car or van13.9%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01026547 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£315,00055 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£227,500–£392,500the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (26)£362,500
Semi-detached (20)£279,000
Terraced (8)£215,000

Homes around this school are dearer than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
1a rural school averages 0.3
Collisions at school-run times
1a rural school averages 0.7
All reported collisions
1a rural school averages 3.4
Of those, serious or fatal
0a rural school averages 0.9

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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