Diss High School is a secondary school located in Diss. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 27/02/2014. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.2%, which is 0.2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Walcot Road, Diss, IP22 4DH
Website: http://www.disshigh.norfolk.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01379642424
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Norfolk
Headteacher / Principal: Dr Janet Hunt
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 137092

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 27/02/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1200
Number of Pupils: 933
Number of Boys: 475
Number of Girls: 458

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 9.1% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Average: -0.02 Confidence interval -0.23 to 0.18
Of the 154 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 148 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:78%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:95%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:44%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:49.1
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.45
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Diss Church of England Junior Academy
The Entry , IP22 4NT
1out of 4 481 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Diss Infant Academy and Nursery
Fitzwalter Road , IP22 4PU
3out of 4 484 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Roydon Primary School
Manor Road , Roydon IP22 5QU
3out of 4 1,815 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Palgrave Church of England Primary School
Palgrave , IP22 1AG
3out of 4 2,049 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Diss High School
Walcot Road , IP22 4DH
3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.