Sheringham Woodfields School
Ofsted: School remains OutstandingFoundation special school
Sheringham · NR26 8ND · Norfolk
Ages 3–19
- KS20%
- Absence9.8%
- FSM44.9%
0.1 miles away
OpenSecondaryOfsted: GoodURN 137621
Sheringham High School
Academy converter · Sheringham · NR26 8ND
Ages 11–18 · 630 pupils · Norfolk
Ofsted
Good
Attainment 8
44.2
Overall absence
10.3%
Admissions demand
1.00 · Balanced demand
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Good
Inspection date
2023-06-20
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
Progress 8-0.19
−20+2
Attainment 844.2
English & maths grade 5+43%
English & maths grade 4+73%
EBacc entry49%
EBacc APS: 3.9
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence10.3%
Persistent absence (10%+)34.0%
Unauthorised3.6%
- Authorised absence
- 6.7%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 3.7%
- Enrolments in measure
- 621
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Admissions demand
Coordinated admissions for secondary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.
Demand ratio
1.00 · Balanced demand
1st preferences
89
Places offered
90
1st-preference offers
89
- Total preferences (any rank)
- 110
- Preferred offers (top 3)
- 89
- Applications from outside LA
- 0
- Offers to outside-LA applicants
- 0
- Admissions policy (GIAS)
- Non-selective
Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill72%
630 pupils · 870 places
- Pupils on roll
- 630
- Boys / girls
- 316 / 314
- School capacity
- 870
- Capacity fill
- 630 / 870 (72%)
- Free school meals
- 26%
- FSM pupils
- 133
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Academy converter
Age range
Ages 11–18
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
2 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth formHas a sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Academy trust: SYNERGY MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Academy trust
- SYNERGY MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Sponsor
- Synergy Multi Academy Trust
- Headteacher
- Mrs Dawn Hollidge
Location
- Address
- Holt Road
- Postcode
- NR26 8ND
- Town
- Sheringham
- County
- Norfolk
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- District
- North Norfolk
- Constituency
- North Norfolk
- Urban/rural
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy converter (secondary), Ages 11–18, in Sheringham, Norfolk, 630 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, academy, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 26%.
Nearby secondary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Sheringham Community Primary School
Ofsted: School remains GoodCommunity school · Primary
Sheringham · NR26 8UH · Norfolk
Ages 3–11
- KS253%
- Absence5.9%
- FSM20.8%
- Demand0.97
0.1 miles away
Other independent special school
Cromer · NR11 8QA · Norfolk
Ages 6–16
1.6 miles away
Gresham Village School and Nursery
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Norwich · NR11 8RF · Norfolk
Ages 3–11
- KS252%
- Absence6.4%
- FSM9.4%
- Demand1.00
2.8 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Dawn Hollidge
- Telephone
- 01263822363