Downham Market High School is a state high school situated in Downham Market, Norfolk, England. The School has been awarded specialist Technology College status by the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust. The Bexwell and Ryston sites have a combined student population of approximately 2,000 pupils. The school is one of the largest in East Anglia partially due to its large catchment area.
Downham Market High School and College is divided between two separate campuses, with the main Bexwell campus teaching students years 7 - 11 (ages 11 – 16) and the Ryston campus teaching further education to sixth form students years 12 - 13 (ages 16 – 18).
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