Diss High School
Walcot Road, Diss, IP22 4DH
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ENRICH LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Sam Stopps
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Enrich Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Waveney Valley
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,200
- Pupils on roll
- 877
- URN
- 137092
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01379642424
About this school
Diss High School is a secondary academy in Diss. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 877 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 14 March 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 157 | 143 | 145 |
| Attainment 8 score | 45.4 | 44.3 | 46.6 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.06 -0.28 to +0.17 | -0.08 -0.31 to +0.16 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 46% | 41.3% | 44.8% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 67% | 67.1% | 71% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 64% | 53.1% | 56.6% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.2 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Diss High School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Norfolk average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 45.4 | 38.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 44.3 | 39.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 46.6 | 38.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 948 |
| 2023/24 | 941 |
| 2024/25 | 918 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Diss High School compares
Diss High School ranked 21st of 53 secondary schools in Norfolk for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 64% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 9% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 46.6 | 9.6% | 24.6% | 877 | — |
| Hartismere School | 53 | 7.4% | 13.3% | 1,062 | 4.0 miles |
| Old Buckenham High School | 37.8 | 8.3% | 25.2% | 501 | 7.8 miles |
| Stradbroke High School | 44.3 | 8.3% | 21.5% | 353 | 8.0 miles |
| Long Stratton High School | 50.8 | 9.6% | 20.6% | 679 | 9.0 miles |
| Attleborough Academy | 41.4 | 7.7% | 21.2% | 976 | 10.5 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 24.58%
- English as an additional language
- 10.8%
- Overall absence
- 9.55%
- Persistent absence
- 24.6%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hartismere School4.0 miles
Secondary · Eye
-
Old Buckenham High School7.8 miles
Secondary · Attleborough
-
Stradbroke High School8.0 miles
Secondary · Eye
-
Long Stratton High School9.0 miles
Secondary · Norwich
-
Attleborough Academy10.5 miles
Secondary · Attleborough
Other schools in Diss
- All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Winfarthing Primary
- Bressingham Primary School Primary
- Burston Community Primary School Primary
- Dickleburgh Church of England Primary Academy (With Pre-School) Primary
- Diss Church of England Junior Academy Primary
- Diss Infant Academy and Nursery Primary
- Garboldisham Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- Hopton Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- Pulham Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- Roydon Primary School Primary
- Scole Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- St Andrew's CofE VA Primary School, Lopham Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Diss High School teach?
- Diss High School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Diss.
- Who is the headteacher of Diss High School?
- The headteacher of Diss High School is Mr Sam Stopps, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Diss High School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Diss High School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Diss High School?
- Diss High School has 877 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Diss High School full?
- Diss High School has capacity for 1,200 pupils and 877 on roll (73%), 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 Diss High School a faith school?
- No. Diss High School has no designated religious character.
- Is Diss High School a selective school?
- No. Diss High School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Diss High School?
- Diss High School is part of ENRICH LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Diss High School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 45.4 in 2022/23 and 46.6 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Diss High School rank locally?
- Diss High School ranked 21st of 53 secondary schools in Norfolk for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 64% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 9% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Diss High School's absence rate?
- Diss High School's overall absence rate is 9.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Diss High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Diss High School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
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 1 July 2026.