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Smithdon High School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy
Downs Road, Hunstanton PE36 5HY · smithdonhigh.org.uk · 01485 534541
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Nov 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
- 579
- 77% of 750 places
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 27.3%
- First language not English
- 4.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 90 families put the school first and 95 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 95 | 90 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 101 | 98 | 1 | 95% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 101 | 100 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 110 | 110 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 112 | 109 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 40.3, and 27.7% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Norfolk it was 45.2, and across England 46.
In 2017/18 the average A level result was grade D+ (24.1 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼40.3 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼27.7% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼53.2% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲57.4% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.71 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 121157)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 15 | −3.3 |
| Further education | 65 | +8.3 |
| Other education | 1.7 | −0.8 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.5 | −1.7 |
| Employment | 6.7 | −0.8 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 7.5 | +0.8 |
| Activity not captured | 1.7 | −2.5 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2017/18 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 students | D+ (24.1) | Average -0.12 | |
| 21 students | D+ (24.1) | Average -0.12 | |
| Tech level7 students | Dist (34.3) | — |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016/17 | 21 | D+ (22.6) | -0.02 |
| 2015/16 | 34 | D+ (24.9) | -0.02 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2017/18 | |
|---|---|
| University | 52 |
| Further education | 10 |
| Employment | 33 |
| Activity not captured | 5 |
Ofsted
Smithdon High School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 7 November 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 7 Nov 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Oct 2019
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 121157), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Oct 2019Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jun 2014Good
Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 121157)
What parents said
76% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (66 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 76%
- Replies
- 66
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 77% who raised concerns
based on the 47% who had a child bullied
based on 15 parents (23%) with SEND