Avocet House
Avocet House is an independent special school in Heckingham for boys and girls aged 8 to 18. It has 8 pupils and room for 10.
The Old Vicarage, School Lane, Heckingham, NR14 6QP01508 549320specialisteducation.co.uk/our-childrens-homes-schools/avocet-houseMr Alan Waldron headteacherAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.
Results
GCSE results, summer 2022
1 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.
The government hasn't published this school's headline results. Fewer than eleven pupils sat the exams, so the figures could identify individual children.
Getting a place
Grammar school. This is a grammar school, so places depend on an entrance test.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Norfolk council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 8 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 8 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart High School | Academy | 1.4 miles | 673 | Good 2023 | 64 | Compare |
| Loddon Junior School | Academy | 1.6 miles | 189 | No overall grade 2024 | – | Compare |
| Loddon Infant and Nursery School | Academy | 1.6 miles | 135 | No overall grade 2024 | – | Compare |
| Thurlton Primary School | Academy | 2.1 miles | 69 | Good 2024 | 41 | Compare |
| Langley School | Independent | 2.6 miles | 356 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Turnstone House School | Independent | 2.8 miles | 8 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Reedham Primary School | Academy | 3.3 miles | 92 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Glebeland Community Primary School | Academy | 3.4 miles | 20 | Not inspected | 23 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Avocet House a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Avocet House yet.
How many pupils does Avocet House have?
8 pupils aged 8 to 18 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 10 places, so it is 80% full.
Does Avocet House have an entrance exam?
Yes. It is a grammar school, so places depend on an entrance test, usually sat in September of Year 6. Check the school's admissions page for the test dates and the pass mark.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- The Old Vicarage, School Lane, Heckingham, NR14 6QP
- Telephone
- 01508 549320
- Website
- www.specialisteducation.co.uk/our-childrens-homes-schools/avocet-house
- Headteacher
- Mr Alan Waldron
- Type of school
- Independent special school (Other independent special school, special schools)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 8-18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Ward
- Loddon & Chedgrave
- Constituency
- South Norfolk
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 18 March 2005 (new provision)
- URN
- 134978 · LAESTAB 9266419 · UKPRN 10014873
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- GCSE results: DfE key stage 4 performance tables, 2021/22 final.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.