Old Buckenham High School

State-Funded School

old-buckenham-high-school-norfolk-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

NorfolkLocal Authority

Mid NorfolkConstituency

NR17 1RLPostcode

2.0

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Old Buckenham High School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Norfolk, East of England.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 501 pupils. Old Buckenham High School is part of Sapientia Education Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 37.8
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 29.3%
EBacc average point score: 3.53

Ethnicity

White

94%

Asian

Mixed

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

501

Total Pupils

48%Boys

52%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

26%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 501
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)
MAT name: Sapientia Education Trust

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 29 March 2023. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
19 Nov 2015	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.