Fred Nicholson School is a school located in Dereham. 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 11/12/2014. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 8.6%, which is 4.6 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Westfield Road, Dereham

School Information

Address: Westfield Road, Dereham, NR19 1JB
Website: http://www.frednicholson.norfolk.sch.uk
Telephone: 01362693915
School Type: Foundation special school
Education phase: Not applicable
Local authority: Norfolk
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Jane Hayman
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 121256

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 11/12/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 19
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 160
Number of Pupils: 162
Number of Boys: 104
Number of Girls: 58

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 8.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 23.8% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -13.3 Confidence interval -18.2 to -8.3
Writing
Well Below Average: -12.5 Confidence interval -17.1 to -8
Maths
Well Below Average: -14.7 Confidence interval -19 to -10.4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:0%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:
England Average:105

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Below Average: -1.55 Confidence interval -2.15 to -0.96
Of the 23 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 18 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:0%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:95%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:0%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:0.5
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:0
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Dereham, Toftwood Community Junior School
38 Westfield Road , NR19 1JB 		2out of 4 208 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Toftwood Infant School
School Lane , Toftwood NR19 1LS 		4out of 4 211 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
Dereham Church of England Junior Academy
Gilpin's Ride , Littlefield's NR19 1BJ 		3out of 4 1,215 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Grove House Infant and Nursery School
Gilpins Ride , Littlefields NR19 1BJ 		3out of 4 1,357 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Dereham Church of England Infant & Nursery School
St Withburga Lane , NR19 1ED 		3out of 4 1,910 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Dereham Neatherd High School
Norwich Road , NR20 3AX 		3out of 4 2,052 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Northgate High School
Cemetery Road , NR19 2EU 		3out of 4 2,761 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Fred Nicholson School
Westfield Road , Toftwood NR19 1JB 		3out of 4 0 yd Foundation special school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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