Dereham Neatherd High School
Norwich Road, Dereham, NR20 3AX
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ENRICH LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Jaime Mallett
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Enrich Learning Trust
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Mid Norfolk
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,130
- Pupils on roll
- 1,079
- URN
- 144316
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01362697981
About this school
Dereham Neatherd High School is a secondary academy in Dereham. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,079 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- 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 | 258 | 229 | 225 |
| Attainment 8 score | 47.6 | 42.4 | 47.4 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.05 -0.12 to +0.23 | -0.42 -0.61 to -0.23 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 45% | 37.6% | 48.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 72% | 61.1% | 68.9% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 76% | 70.3% | 70.2% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.6 | 4.1 | 4.6 |
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 Dereham Neatherd 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 | 47.6 | 38.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 42.4 | 39.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 47.4 | 38.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,189 |
| 2023/24 | 1,162 |
| 2024/25 | 1,139 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Dereham Neatherd High School compares
Dereham Neatherd High School ranked 15th of 53 secondary schools in Norfolk for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 67% 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 | 47.4 | 9.7% | 20.5% | 1,079 | — |
| Northgate High School | 41 | 8.3% | 27.5% | 1,203 | 0.8 miles |
| Reepham High School and College | 45.5 | 8.9% | 21.2% | 959 | 8.3 miles |
| Wayland Academy | 52 | 5.6% | 25.7% | 564 | 9.6 miles |
| Taverham High School | 49 | 7.9% | 15.6% | 1,254 | 9.7 miles |
| Wymondham High Academy | 52.6 | 9% | 16.8% | 1,686 | 9.9 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
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 20.54%
- English as an additional language
- 9.7%
- Overall absence
- 9.7%
- Persistent absence
- 22.84%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Northgate High School0.8 miles
Secondary · Dereham
-
Reepham High School and College8.3 miles
Secondary · Norwich
-
Wayland Academy9.6 miles
Secondary · Thetford
-
Taverham High School9.7 miles
Secondary · Norwich
-
Wymondham High Academy9.9 miles
Secondary · Wymondham
Other schools in Dereham
- Northgate High School Secondary
- Bawdeswell Community Primary School Primary
- Brisley Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- Dereham Church of England Infant and Nursery Academy Primary
- Dereham Church of England Junior Academy Primary
- Dereham, Toftwood Community Junior School Primary
- Foulsham Primary School Academy Primary
- Grove House Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Hockering Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- King's Park Infant School, Dereham Primary
- Mattishall Primary School Primary
- North Elmham Church of England Primary Academy & Nursery Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Dereham Neatherd High School teach?
- Dereham Neatherd High School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Dereham.
- Who is the headteacher of Dereham Neatherd High School?
- The headteacher of Dereham Neatherd High School is Mr Jaime Mallett, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Dereham Neatherd High School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Dereham Neatherd 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 Dereham Neatherd High School?
- Dereham Neatherd High School has 1,079 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Dereham Neatherd High School full?
- Dereham Neatherd High School has capacity for 1,130 pupils and 1,079 on roll (95%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Dereham Neatherd High School a faith school?
- No. Dereham Neatherd High School has no designated religious character.
- Is Dereham Neatherd High School a selective school?
- No. Dereham Neatherd High School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Dereham Neatherd High School?
- Dereham Neatherd 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.
- What SEN provision does Dereham Neatherd High School have?
- The schools register lists Dereham Neatherd 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 Dereham Neatherd High School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 47.6 in 2022/23 and 47.4 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Dereham Neatherd High School rank locally?
- Dereham Neatherd High School ranked 15th of 53 secondary schools in Norfolk for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 67% 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 Dereham Neatherd High School's absence rate?
- Dereham Neatherd High School's overall absence rate is 9.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Dereham Neatherd High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Dereham Neatherd 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 10 July 2026.