Sheringham High School
Holt Road, Sheringham, NR26 8ND
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- SYNERGY MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Dawn Hollidge
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Synergy Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- North Norfolk
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 870
- Pupils on roll
- 630
- URN
- 137621
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01263822363
About this school
Sheringham High School is a secondary academy in Sheringham. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 630 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 123 | 120 | 124 |
| Attainment 8 score | 44.5 | 44.2 | 47.1 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.03 -0.28 to +0.22 | -0.19 -0.45 to +0.06 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 37% | 43.3% | 46% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 67% | 73.3% | 74.2% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 59% | 49.2% | 44.4% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.3 |
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 Sheringham 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 | 44.5 | 38.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 44.2 | 39.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 47.1 | 38.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 737 |
| 2023/24 | 703 |
| 2024/25 | 688 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Sheringham High School compares
Sheringham High School ranked 17th of 53 secondary schools in Norfolk for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 66% 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 | 47.1 | 9.7% | 24.7% | 630 | — |
| Cromer Academy | 48.1 | 7.2% | 26.6% | 665 | 4.5 miles |
| Aylsham High School | 45 | 9.6% | 19.8% | 1,138 | 10.0 miles |
| North Walsham High School | 45.8 | 8.4% | 31% | 641 | 11.5 miles |
| Sheringham Woodfields School | — | 8.8% | 42.8% | 160 | 0.1 miles |
| Sheringham Community Primary School | — | 5.2% | 22.3% | 398 | 0.1 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)
- 24.69%
- English as an additional language
- 7%
- Overall absence
- 9.66%
- Persistent absence
- 30.15%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Cromer Academy4.5 miles
Secondary · Cromer
-
Aylsham High School10.0 miles
Secondary · Norwich
-
North Walsham High School11.5 miles
Secondary · North Walsham
-
Sheringham Woodfields School0.1 miles
Special schools · Sheringham
-
Sheringham Community Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · Sheringham
Other schools in Sheringham
- Sheringham Community Primary School Primary
- Sheringham Woodfields School Special schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Sheringham High School teach?
- Sheringham High School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Sheringham.
- Who is the headteacher of Sheringham High School?
- The headteacher of Sheringham High School is Mrs Dawn Hollidge, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Sheringham High School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Sheringham 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 Sheringham High School?
- Sheringham High School has 630 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Sheringham High School full?
- Sheringham High School has capacity for 870 pupils and 630 on roll (72%), 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 Sheringham High School a faith school?
- No. Sheringham High School has no designated religious character.
- Is Sheringham High School a selective school?
- No. Sheringham High School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Sheringham High School?
- Sheringham High School is part of SYNERGY MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Sheringham High School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 44.5 in 2022/23 and 47.1 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Sheringham High School rank locally?
- Sheringham High School ranked 17th of 53 secondary schools in Norfolk for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 66% 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 Sheringham High School's absence rate?
- Sheringham High School's overall absence rate is 9.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Sheringham High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Sheringham 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.