Stalham High School
Brumstead Road, Stalham, Norwich, NR12 9DG
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- SYNERGY MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Head of School
- Mr Lee McMahon
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Synergy Multi Academy Trust
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- North Norfolk
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 654
- Pupils on roll
- 492
- URN
- 141395
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01692580281
About this school
Stalham High School is a secondary academy in Norwich. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 492 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Stalham High School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 73 | 92 | 92 |
| Attainment 8 score | 42.9 | 43.7 | 39.5 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.48 -0.81 to -0.15 | -0.21 -0.50 to +0.08 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 40% | 34.8% | 39.1% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 59% | 58.7% | 53.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 53% | 41.3% | 55.4% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.7 |
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 Stalham 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 | 42.9 | 38.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 43.7 | 39.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 39.5 | 38.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 11.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 11.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 458 |
| 2023/24 | 482 |
| 2024/25 | 484 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Stalham High School compares
Stalham High School ranked 44th of 53 secondary schools in Norfolk for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 37% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 6% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 39.5 | 10.8% | 33.5% | 492 | — |
| Broadland High Ormiston Academy | 46.8 | 8.8% | 21.1% | 725 | 5.8 miles |
| North Walsham High School | 45.8 | 8.4% | 31% | 641 | 6.1 miles |
| Flegg High Ormiston Academy | 42 | 10.8% | 23.5% | 648 | 6.6 miles |
| Acle Academy | 46.9 | 10.6% | 25% | 709 | 9.1 miles |
| Thorpe St Andrew School and Sixth Form | 49.2 | 7.9% | 16.1% | 1,830 | 11.6 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.
Inspection history
- 25 June 2024
-
Ungraded inspection report11 May 2023
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 33.47%
- English as an additional language
- 3.5%
- Overall absence
- 10.8%
- Persistent absence
- 27.58%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Broadland High Ormiston Academy5.8 miles
Secondary · Norwich
-
North Walsham High School6.1 miles
Secondary · North Walsham
-
Flegg High Ormiston Academy6.6 miles
Secondary · Great Yarmouth
-
Acle Academy9.1 miles
Secondary · Norwich
-
Thorpe St Andrew School and Sixth Form11.6 miles
Secondary · Norwich
Other schools in Norwich
Stalham High School ranks 19th of the 22 ranked secondary schools in Norwich.
- Acle Academy Secondary
- Aylsham High School Secondary
- Broadland High Ormiston Academy Secondary
- City Academy Norwich Secondary
- City of Norwich School, An Ormiston Academy Secondary
- Framingham Earl High School Secondary
- Hellesdon High School Secondary
- Hethersett Academy Secondary
- Hewett Academy Secondary
- Hobart High School Secondary
- Jane Austen College Secondary
- Long Stratton High School Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Stalham High School teach?
- Stalham High School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Norwich.
- Who is the head of school of Stalham High School?
- The head of school of Stalham High School is Mr Lee McMahon, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Stalham High School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Stalham 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 many pupils are at Stalham High School?
- Stalham High School has 492 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Stalham High School full?
- Stalham High School has capacity for 654 pupils and 492 on roll (75%), 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 Stalham High School a faith school?
- No. Stalham High School has no designated religious character.
- Is Stalham High School a selective school?
- No. Stalham High School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Stalham High School part of an academy trust?
- Stalham 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.
- What SEN provision does Stalham High School have?
- The schools register lists Stalham High School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Stalham High School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 42.9 in 2022/23 and 39.5 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Stalham High School compare with other schools in Norfolk?
- Stalham High School ranked 44th of 53 secondary schools in Norfolk for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 37% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 6% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Stalham High School's absence rate?
- Stalham High School's overall absence rate is 10.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Stalham High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Stalham 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.