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Hellesdon High School

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy

187 Middletons Lane, Hellesdon, Norwich NR6 5SB · hellesdon.net · 01603 424711

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Overview

Ofsted
Requires improvement
2019 framework · inspected Oct 2023
GCSEs, 2024/25
40.3
average Attainment 8 score. Norfolk 45.2, England 46
Demand for places
0.9
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,476
186 over 1,290 places · 114%
Local authority
Norfolk
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
27.2%
First language not English
12%
School census 2025/26
Trust
The Wensum Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, 169 families put the school first and 196 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 282 (Places 241)282September 2023: 227 (Places 243)227September 2024: 213 (Places 236)213September 2025: 182 (Places 223)182September 2026: 169 (Places 196)169Places 196
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20261961690.9100%
September 2025Sept 20252231820.8100%
September 2024Sept 20242362130.9100%
September 2023Sept 20232432270.9100%
September 2022Sept 20222412821.2▲85%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 40.3, and 31.7% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Norfolk it was 45.2, and across England 46.

In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C+ (31.7 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 47.5 (England 46.3)47.52017/18: 46.8 (England 46.5)46.82018/19: 47.1 (England 46.7)47.12021/22: 42.5 (England 48.8)42.52022/23: 40.3 (England 46.3)40.32023/24: 39.5 (England 45.9)39.52024/25: 40.3 (England 46.0)40.3England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▼40.346.0
▼31.7%45.4%
▼52.7%64.8%
▼27.6%40.5%
▼3.494.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form41.6−3.7
Sixth form college0.4—
Further education40.4+3.3
Apprenticeship3.2−2.8
Employment2.4−1.5
Not in a lasting destination8+2
Activity not captured4+2.3

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 31.8 (England 30.5)C+2016/17: 28.1 (England 31.1)C-2017/18: 33.4 (England 32.1)C+2018/19: 29.9 (England 32.9)C2021/22: 35.5 (England 37.9)B-2022/23: 36.6 (England 34.2)B-2023/24: 32.7 (England 34.4)C+2024/25: 31.7 (England 35.0)C+England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
79 studentsC+ (31.7)Above average +0.17
79 studentsC+ (31.8)Above average +0.17
30 studentsDist- (32.9)Average +0.27
74 studentsDist- (31.8)Below average -0.25
6.8%AAB or better
92.8%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/2474C+ (32.7)+0.56
2022/2376B- (36.6)—
2021/2294B- (35.5)—
2018/1987C (29.9)-0.26
2017/1890C+ (33.4)-0.06
2016/1775C- (28.1)+0.04
2015/1694C+ (31.8)+0.26

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University38.9−5.3
Further education1.2−0.5
Apprenticeship8.6+0.9
Employment39.5+5.8
Not in a lasting destination8+1.4
Activity not captured3.7−2.4

Ofsted

Hellesdon High School was judged Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, on 3 October 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.

Overall
Requires improvement
Inspected
3 Oct 2023
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Sixth formGood

Previously: Good, graded inspection, Nov 2012

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Sept 2017Monitoring visit
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Nov 2012Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
  • Nov 2009Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    16 to 19 study programmesRequires improvement

What parents said

52% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (124 replies, to 2 September 2024).

Recommend
52%
Replies
124
2 Sept 2024
Child is happy at school▼63% agreeEngland 88%
Child feels safe▼63% agreeEngland 89%
Pupils are well behaved▼42% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼64% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▼65% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼39% agreeEngland 83%
Told how child is doing▼75% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects●90% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities●88% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▼50% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼46% agreeEngland 74%

based on the 82% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼33% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 43% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼30% agreeEngland 67%

based on 43 parents (35%) with SEND

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