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North Walsham High School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Spenser Avenue, North Walsham NR28 9HZ · nwhs.uk · 01692 402581
On the mapSearch near NR28 9HZ
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Dec 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 45.8
- average Attainment 8 score. Norfolk 45.2, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 641
- 67% of 950 places
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 33.2%
- First language not English
- 4.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 113 families put the school first and 117 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 | 117 | 113 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 141 | 139 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 118 | 114 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 154 | 151 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 118 | 115 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 45.8, and 42.9% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Norfolk it was 45.2, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●45.8 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼42.9% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲69.4% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼15.3% | 40.5% | ||
| ●3.96 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 121154)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 6.4 | −6.6 |
| Sixth form college | 0.9 | −1.7 |
| Further education | 73.4 | +3 |
| Apprenticeship | 0.9 | −1.7 |
| Employment | 7.3 | +4.7 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 7.3 | +0.3 |
| Activity not captured | 3.7 | +2.8 |
Ofsted
North Walsham High School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 13 December 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 13 Dec 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Dec 2018
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 121154), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Dec 2018Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 121154)
May 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 121154)
Jul 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 121154)
What parents said
75% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (106 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 75%
- Replies
- 106
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 81% who raised concerns
based on the 42% who had a child bullied
based on 31 parents (29%) with SEND