Taverham High School

Taverham was the only school that gave us a one to one tour of the college on enrolment day. We had to apply to colleges on enrolment day as my teen had just moved to Norwich and right from the first email I sent to Mrs Robertson everything went smoothly. They agreed to meet my teen and show them around the school and answers every single questions both me and my teen had. They showed us the classrooms where we met some teachers. They explained how their system worked, how they had bursaries available and how small their classrooms were making it ideal for the pupils that prefer this sort of environment. Mrs higson was also very kind and helpful, she explained which transport was avaiable and the school rules. Overall 10/10 experience the sixth form is very supportive, encouraging and organised. Thank you to all the staff.

Only seems to care about the uniform and jewellery,

One person was being naughty, therefore they ban the whole school from watching the world cup. The world cup happens once every four years, and they ban us from it

I’ve gone through the mainstream school and am now six months away from finishing my A-Levels in the Sixth Form. For the most part, this is a pretty good school to go to. There are very nice teachers here that can really make your day But, if you’re neurodivergent or considering taking drama, I’d advise you to reconsider coming here I took GCSE and A Level drama here and the drama facilities at Taverham consist of a single small room filled with boxes. The drama teacher is a very excitable and charismatic woman that made learning with her a genuinely fun experience, but unfortunately her drama doesn’t stay in the classroom. She ended up not showing up to our class for months and thus we never got our work completed, which put a lot of stress and anxiety on the class as it was our GCSE year. That was also the year COVID struck and we had no work to show for our two years of lessons This lead me to be very out of my depth in A Level classes. Many students didn’t take drama or come to Taverham at all because they don’t advertise that drama is an option at A Level. In reality, they send their students to Hellesdon High School to learn with their class. The head of Sixth Form books the cabs to and from the two schools, as well as having us collected and returned home at the start and end of the day when appropriate. In the year and three months that I’ve been taking these cabs, I can no longer count on both hands how many times I’ve had an issue with this transport, including three times in my first week in Sixth Form, when I was in a new place on my own and already nervous. Nothing is communicated to me even when I’ve specifically asked about these things on certain occasions such as exam weeks. There have been times when a cab has been late, or a collection time has been changed without my knowledge, or even times when the cab has not shown up at all. I have also been dropped off at the wrong places such as different schools on numerous occasions and the other week I had to wait an hour and a half outdoors in the dark for my cab to arrive. I am autistic and epileptic and my parents have been terrified of the potential consequences of these poor arrangements and communications what with my disabilities. If you want to take drama, this is not the school for it, especially if you’re a neurodivergent like me

Mediocre school if you are neurotypical and smart. Shit if you arent, there is little to no support for children with mental health issues or condtions such as dyslexia or adhd. Alot of the teachers arent enthusiastic aboit teaching and ive spent most of my gcse years teaching myself the material.

If i'm totally honest Taverham is a good school for your child's education, MOST teachers are very helpful with work and understanding a certain task. The schools approach to bullying is absolutely terrible, kids will get things shouted at them in class and almost all teachers won't bat an eyelid, although the education is good in the end they only really care about how you represent the school and not to be yourself if it goes against the schools rules. Overall a decent school but lots of aspects could/need to be improved.

It’s okay, some things could be improved.