Norham High School

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Norham High School
Address
Norham High School
Alnwick Avenue


,
NE29 7BU

England
Coordinates 55°00′21″N1°28′25″W / 55.00592°N 1.47363°W / 55.00592; -1.47363
Information
Type Foundation school
Local authority North Tyneside
Department for Education URN 108628 Tables
Ofsted Reports
HeadteacherTerry Conway
Gender Coeducational
Age11to 16
Enrolment343 as of January 2023
Website http://www.norhamhigh.com/

Norham High School is a coeducational secondary school located in North Shields, Tyne and Wear, England. [1]

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It is a foundation school administered by North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council, [2] and offers GCSEs, BTECs and Cambridge Nationals as programmes of study for pupils.

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References

  1. "Norham High School - 0191 814 3890".
  2. "Norham High School - GOV.UK". Get-information-schools.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 8 January 2023.