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Old Buckenham High School

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Attleborough · Norfolk

Secondary Academy (converter)Part of SAPIENTIA EDUCATION TRUST

SAPIENTIA EDUCATION TRUST is a Multi-academy trust. The trust operates 22 member schools: 13 primary schools, 9 secondary schools. Local authorities: Norfolk | Suffolk. Regions: East of England. — from the SAPIENTIA EDUCATION TRUST public record.

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Old Buckenham High School is a secondary academy in Attleborough, Norfolk, part of SAPIENTIA EDUCATION TRUST. It is currently hiring, with 1 live vacancy on SchoolJobs.

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School information

Official name
Old Buckenham High School
Address
Abbey Road, Old Buckenham
Postcode
NR17 1RL
Country
England
Local authority
Norfolk
Parliamentary constituency
Mid Norfolk
URN (official identifier)
146144
Establishment number
4054
School status
Open
Education phase
Secondary
Age range
11–16 years
Gender intake
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Number of pupils
501
As of November 2026
Capacity
575
School type
Academy (converter)
Governance
Academy
Academy trust
SAPIENTIA EDUCATION TRUST
Local authority
Norfolk
Headteacher
Mr Paul Beale
Ofsted inspection
School remains Good · Inspected 29 Mar 2023Source: Ofsted management information · 30 Sep 2026 · Open Government Licence v3.0
Official website
www.obhs.co.uk
Telephone
01953860233
Date opened
1 Sep 2018

Source: get-information-schools.service.gov.uk . Official data last refreshed November 2026.

Pupils at Old Buckenham High School

2025/26This schoolNorfolkEngland
Pupils501116,7748,355,420
Eligible for free school meals25.9%23.7%26.5%
SEN support16.2%15.3%14.6%
Education, health and care plan (EHCP)4.4%6.8%5.9%
First language other than English (EAL)6.0%13.9%21.6%

Local authority and England figures are calculated from the same DfE school-level files across state-funded schools.

Source: Department for Education, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and Special educational needs in England , academic year 2025/26. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Ofsted inspection history

5 published inspections for Old Buckenham High School, including inspections of the school it replaced.

  1. · Section 8 inspection of good and outstanding schools

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    Safeguarding is effective
    Yes
    Outcomes for ungraded and monitoring inspections
    School remains Good

    Report published 21 May 2023

  2. · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1

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    Inspected as Old Buckenham High School (URN 121169)

    Overall effectiveness: Good

    Outcomes for pupils
    Good
    Is safeguarding effective
    Yes
    Effectiveness of leadership and management
    Good
    Personal development, behaviour and welfare
    Good
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessment
    Good

    Report published 19 Nov 2015

  3. · S5 Inspection

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    Inspected as Old Buckenham High School (URN 121169)

    Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement

    Pupils' achievement
    Requires improvement
    Quality of teaching
    Requires improvement
    Leadership and management
    Requires improvement
    Behaviour and safety of pupils
    Requires improvement

    Report published 6 Nov 2013

  4. · S8 Deemed S5

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    Inspected as Old Buckenham High School (URN 121169)

    Overall effectiveness: Good

    Pupils' achievement
    Good
    Quality of teaching
    Good
    Leadership and management
    Good
    Behaviour and safety of pupils
    Good

    Report published 14 Jun 2011

  5. · S5 Inspection

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    Inspected as Old Buckenham High School (URN 121169)

    Overall effectiveness: Satisfactory

    Pupils' achievement
    Satisfactory
    Quality of teaching
    Satisfactory
    Leadership and management
    Satisfactory
    Behaviour and safety of pupils
    Satisfactory

    Report published 9 Jun 2008

Source: Ofsted, State-funded school inspections and outcomes: management information (files from 2005 to the latest monthly release; data checked 6 Nov 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Pupil absence at Old Buckenham High School

2025/26 (autumn and spring term)This schoolNorfolkEngland
Overall absence (sessions missed)7.2%8.7%8.0%
Persistent absence (pupils missing 10%+)21.1%22.6%21.6%

Local authority and England figures are for state-funded secondary schools in the same release.

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England , 2025/26 autumn and spring terms. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Pupil premium at Old Buckenham High School

Deprivation pupil premium allocation for 2026 to 2027: £141,900 for 129 eligible pupils.

Financial year 2026-27This schoolNorfolkEngland
Pupils eligible25.6%25.1%27.7%
Allocation per pupil on roll£282£334£370

Deprivation pupil premium only; service child and looked-after children premiums are not published per school. Local authority and England figures use the same file.

Source: Department for Education, Pupil premium allocations 2026 to 2027 (September 2026) . Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

School finances at Old Buckenham High School

2024/25 academic year (academy accounts return) · Secondary · 498 pupils. Excludes the trust's central costs.

Old Buckenham High School finances compared with averages, 2024/25 academic year (academy accounts return)
This schoolNorfolk average (per pupil · % of spend)England average (per pupil · % of spend)
Total income£3,880,000
£7,791 per pupil		£7,990£8,283
Total spending£3,620,000
£7,269 per pupil		£7,581£7,843
Teaching staff£2,070,000
£4,157 per pupil · 57.2%		£4,079 · 53.8%£4,419 · 56.3%
Education support staff£349,000
£701 per pupil · 9.6%		£1,075 · 14.2%£788 · 10.0%
Supply and agency staff£147,000
£295 per pupil · 4.1%		£89 · 1.2%£161 · 2.0%
…of which agency supply£94,000
£189 per pupil · 2.6%		£76 · 1.0%£132 · 1.7%
In-year balance£260,000
Revenue reserve£0

Previous year (2023/24): spending £7,705 per pupil, supply and agency £303 per pupil — spending down £436 per pupil on 2023/24.

Finance data is from the official return for that year and may not reflect the school's current position. Averages are pupil-weighted and use the same return, year and phase.

Full detail on DfE's Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool · Local authority finance averages

Source: Department for Education, Academies Accounts Return 2024/25 via FBIT data sources, checked 6 Nov 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Where is Old Buckenham High School?

Abbey Road, Old Buckenham, Attleborough, NR17 1RL

01953860233

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