Long Stratton High School is a

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located in the town of

Long Stratton Long Stratton is a town and civil parish in Norfolk, England. It historically consisted of two villages; the larger, Stratton St. Mary, is to the south, and the other, Stratton St. Michael, is to the north. It had a population of 4,424 in the ...

in the English county of

Norfolk Norfolk ( ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in England, located in East Anglia and officially part of the East of England region. It borders Lincolnshire and The Wash to the north-west, the North Sea to the north and eas ...

. It educates children from ages 11 to 16 and has around 650 pupils at any one time.

Description

The school was last inspected in 2021, and the inspectors found a smaller than-average secondary school which meets the expectations for attainment and progress. The students were almost exclusively white British: the proportion of students from minority ethnic groups is low. The proportion supported at school action is above average but the proportion of disabled students is below average, as is the number with statements of special educational need. Students behave well. Exclusions are very low.

Curriculum

Virtually all maintained schools and academies follow the

National Curriculum A national curriculum is a common programme of study in schools that is designed to ensure nationwide uniformity of content and standards in education. It is usually legislated by the national government, possibly in consultation with state or othe ...

, and are inspected by Ofsted on how well they succeed in delivering a 'broad and balanced curriculum'. The school teaches

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over three years.

Key Stage 3

Years 7-9 "enjoy a wide breadth of subjects. They develop as artists, designers and performers, as linguists, geographers and historians, as scientists and as sports players."

Key Stage 4

Key Stage 4 Key Stage 4 (KS4) is the legal term for the two years of school education which incorporate GCSEs, and other examinations, in maintained schools in England normally known as Year 10 and Year 11, when pupils are aged between 14 and 16 by August 31 ...

, years 10 and 11, students principally study a range of

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courses so they achieve the

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. In order to do this, they study the core subjects of English, Maths, Science, they then have a guided choice, choosing two options from two option lists. They have the opportunity to include a Modern Foreign Language, Computer Science and/or a humanity History or Geography. Top set Science in year 9 are guided to choose triple science at GCSE. All do PE/RE/ICT too.

Results

In September 2021 OFSTED rated the school as "good". Long Stratton High School students have been receiving good grades for several years, in 2024, 74% of pupils achieved 9-4 (‘standard pass’) in both English and maths and 56% of pupils achieved 9-5 (‘strong pass’) in both English and Maths.

Personnel matters

In September 2011 the then Headteacher, Dr. Paul Adams, was suspended for "gross misconduct over management issues". He was finally dismissed in September 2012 after losing his appeal over his suspension.'Long Stratton High School headteacher is dismissed'
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References

External links

{{authority control Secondary schools in Norfolk Academies in Norfolk Long Stratton Organizations established in 1949