Avocet House
The Old Vicarage, School Lane, Heckingham, NR14 6QP
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 8 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr Alan Waldron
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Constituency
- South Norfolk
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 10
- Pupils on roll
- 8
- URN
- 134978
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01508549320
About this school
Avocet House is an independent special school in Heckingham. It teaches children aged 8 to 18 and has 8 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Avocet House under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Avocet House has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in March 2005, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Trends over time
How Avocet House has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7 |
| 2023/24 | 5 |
| 2024/25 | 8 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 8
- Pupils on SEN support
- 0
Location
Nearby schools
-
Langley School2.6 miles
Independent schools · Norfolk
-
Turnstone House School2.8 miles
Special schools · Bungay
-
Castle EAST School5.9 miles
Free Schools · Bungay
-
UET Compass Academy7.1 miles
Academies · Great Yarmouth
-
Warren School9.0 miles
Academies · Lowestoft
Common questions
- What year groups does Avocet House teach?
- Avocet House teaches children aged 8 to 18. It is a special school in Heckingham.
- Who is the headteacher of Avocet House?
- The headteacher of Avocet House is Mr Alan Waldron, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Avocet House been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Avocet House under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Avocet House?
- Avocet House has 8 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 8 to 18.
- Is Avocet House full?
- Avocet House has capacity for 10 pupils and 8 on roll (80%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Avocet House a faith school?
- No. Avocet House has no designated religious character.
- Is Avocet House a selective school?
- Yes. Avocet House is recorded as Selective in the schools register, so entry involves selection.
- Does Avocet House publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Avocet House. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 24 July 2026.