Secondary
Dereham Neatherd High School
Norwich Road, Dereham, NR20 3AX
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 1079 of 1130 places
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Sixth form
- Yes
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Trust
- ENRICH LEARNING TRUST
Ofsted
Last inspected May 2025
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Leadership and governanceGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationRequires improvement
Inspected under the previous framework, which used its own four-point scale. Ofsted now publishes a report card grading several areas separately, so these grades are not directly comparable with a recent inspection’s.
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
February 2020
Ungraded inspection
Good
Read the report (opens in a new tab)
GCSE results
48%
47.4
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 47.4 |
| EBacc average point score | 4.59 |
| Entered the EBacc | 70% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 69% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 48% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time4 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 56% |
| 22/23 | 45% |
| 23/24 | 38% |
| 24/25 | 48% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | +0.38 |
| 22/23 | +0.05 |
| 23/24 | -0.42 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 52.8 |
| 22/23 | 47.6 |
| 23/24 | 42.4 |
| 24/25 | 47.4 |
Norwich Road, Dereham, NR20 3AX
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
Norfolk admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Jaime Mallett
- Address
- Norwich Road, Dereham, NR20 3AX
- Telephone
- 01362697981