Old Buckenham High School
Address
Abbey Road Old Buckenham , Norfolk , NR17 1RL England
Coordinates	52°29′04″N 1°02′35″E / 52.4845°N 1.0430°E / 52.4845; 1.0430
Information
Type	Academy
Established	1938
Local authority	Norfolk County Council
Trust	Sapentia Educational Trust
Department for Education URN	146144 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Headteacher	Claire Elliot
Gender	Co-educational
Age	11 to 16
Enrollment	551
Capacity	649
Website	http://www.obhs.co.uk/

Old Buckenham High School is a co-educational secondary school located in Old Buckenham in the English county of Norfolk.

History

The school was first established in 1938 as Old Buckenham Area School for 5- to 14-year-old pupils.^[1] It was later changed to a comprehensive school for 11- to 16-year-olds. The school was awarded specialist Sports College status in September 2010.^[2]

Previously a community school administered by Norfolk County Council, in September 2018 Old Buckenham High School converted to academy status and is now sponsored by the Sapentia Educational Trust.

Admissions

Primary schools that feed into Old Buckenham High School include Banham Primary School, Bunwell Primary School, Carleton Rode Primary School, East Harling Primary School, Eccles Hargham and Wilby Primary School, Kenninghall Primary School and Old Buckenham Primary School.^[3]

School profile

When Ofsted visited in 2015 it found a smaller than average 11–16 comprehensive school serving a rural area of Norfolk. It was judged to be good. Most of the students were White British and the proportion of students who come from minority ethnic groups is well below average. The proportion of students for whom English is an additional language was very low: there were few disadvantaged students entitled or eligible for free school meals. The school met the government’s floor standards for students’ attainment and progress.^[4]