Even more impressive was the progress students made between the ages of 16 and 18. By this measure Reepham College is in the top 5% of post-16 institutions in the country.
 
Given the success of the sixth form it is no surprise that it attracts students from as far afield as Wells-next-the-Sea, Norwich, Fakenham, East Dereham, Litcham, Holt and Aylsham.
 
The theoretical capacity of the college is 225 students, but this September it attracted 240 students, with nearly half of these from outside the RHSC catchment area.
 
This year’s GCSE results were equally impressive. Nationally, a new measure called Progress 8 has been introduced this summer. This measures the progress every pupil makes between the ages of 11 and 16 in eight key GCSE subjects.
 
If a school scores 0 this means that on average every pupil achieved the same GCSE grade as the national average pupil of the same ability.
 
Our data indicate that our Progress 8 score will be +0.6 – this means that on average every RHSC pupil gained more than half a grade higher in each of their eight GCSEs than they would have done had they attended an “average” school.
 
This is a remarkable figure and, we believe, likely to be one of the top three schools in Norfolk. (The official Progress 8 figures will be issued in October.)
 
Within the big picture there were many cases of wonderful individual success. Given that 23% of all GCSEs were at A* or A grade it might be no surprise that 13 pupils gained at least 10 GCSEs at A*/A grade.
 
Our highest achieving pupil was Emily Gilbert, who gained a remarkable 12 GCSEs at A* grade.
 
Mark Farrar, Principal, Reepham High School & College