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State secondary · 11 to 18 · Mixed · 1,476 pupils

Hellesdon High School

187 Middletons Lane, Hellesdon, Norwich, NR6 5SB · Norfolk
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Ofsted: Requires improvement · October 2023(39/53)Fewer first choices than places (2026)
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Summary

The key facts, in one place
GCSE (key stage 4) The league rank: the school's place among its council's schools of the same phase on the newest year's DfE results, the same rank as on the Schools map. In England: 2,318th of 3,223 on the same figure. Band: Lower half.
(39/53)Rank among 53 Norfolk secondaries with results, 2026 results (Attainment 8)
See the Norfolk league table →
Inspection
Requires improvement, October 2023
Getting in
Not full for Year 7 2026
Results
-0.49 progress 8; 42.0 attainment 8
Size
1,476 pupils; 196 places a year; classes of 23
Run by
The Wensum Trust
Type
Academy converter
Ages
11 to 18 · Mixed
Strengths, and things to check
  • Progress 8: -0.49, against -0.02 in Norfolk.
  • Attainment 8: 42.0, against 45.6 in Norfolk.
  • English and maths, grade 5+: 37%, against 44% in Norfolk.
  • Sessions missed: 10.5%, against 9.0% in Norfolk.
Could your child get in?We hold no offer-day distances for this school yet. Enter your postcode to see how far it is from your home.Check a postcode ↓ Schools for usRank every school near you by the measures that matter to your family, each reason shown.Rank schools →

At a glance

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SourceWhere these figures come from

How it is worked outNorfolk and England: DfE's own averages for results. For the rest, the middle state secondary school of the same phase, from every school we hold, since DfE publishes no council figure we hold.

Against Norfolk and England
This schoolNorfolkEnglandHover or tap a bar for the figures
Academic
Progress 8How far pupils progressed between the end of primary school and GCSEs, against pupils across England who started at the same level. 0 is average; +0.5 means half a grade better in each subject.
-0.49
Worse than Norfolk
Attainment 8The average GCSE score across eight subjects, including English and maths counted twice. A grade 5 in all eight would score 50.
42.0
Worse than Norfolk
English and maths, grade 5+The share of pupils with grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE (a strong pass).
37%
Worse than Norfolk
Attendance and behaviour
Sessions missedHalf-day sessions missed, authorised or not, as a share of all sessions in the school year (DfE pupil absence). Lower is better.
10.5%
Worse than Norfolk
Persistently absentPupils who missed one session in ten or more. Lower is better.
27.6%
Worse than Norfolk
Suspensions per 100 pupilsSuspensions in the school year for every 100 pupils on roll. Lower is better; one or two incidents move a small school a lot.
25.9
Worse than Norfolk
Pupils and classes
Average class sizeAverage pupils per class, from the school census. Shown for context, not as a score.
22.6
Context
Free school mealsPupils eligible for free school meals. Context for reading the results, not a measure of the school.
24%
Context
Pupils for each teacherPupils on roll for each full-time teacher, from the school workforce census. Shown for context.
18.8
Context
Demand for places
First choices per placeFamilies who put this school first, for each Year 7 place in 2026 (DfE applications and offers). Above 1 means more first choices than places.
0.9
Less sought after than Norfolk
COULD YOUR CHILD GET IN? · YEAR 7 2027
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SourceCouncil offer-day figures; none held for this school yet.

How it is worked outThe bars show how far the last place offered reached each year. A full bar means everyone who applied was offered a place; a dash means we hold no distance for that year. Your postcode is set against each year's last distance.

Things to know
  • A record of past years, not a promise: the distance changes every year with who applies.

We hold no offer-day distances for this school yet. Enter your postcode to see how far it is from your home.

Free, no account needed. Your postcode is used for this check and not kept.

Offers

How far offers reached

How far away the last child offered a place under the distance rule lived, as the council measures it. It changes every year with who applies: a record, not a promise. Children with a higher priority can be offered places from further away.

Year 7. Distance of the last child offered a place on offer day. What the last distance means →

Could you get in?Enter a home or postcode: we set it against every year's last offer and this school's rules.

Results

Quality

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SourceOfsted · inspected 3 October 2023
DfE school performance tables · 2023/2024
DfE school performance tables · 2025/2026

  • Requires improvement
  • Progress 8: -0.49 (England +0.01) (county -0.02)
  • Attainment 8: 42.0 (England 47.4) (county 45.6)
  • English and maths grade 5 or above: 37% (England 48%) (county 44%)
  • Progress, set against pupils who started with the same results: below average

Results

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SourceDfE school performance tables, 2023/2024, 2024/2025, 2025/2026.

MeasureThis schoolEnglandCouncilYear
Progress 8-0.49+0.01-0.022023/2024
Attainment 842.047.445.62025/2026
English and maths grade 5 or above37%48%44%2025/2026
Average A level gradeC+——2024/2025

League table place

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SourceDfE school performance tables: the newest year's results, place among the council's schools of the same phase.

TableLeague rank
GCSE (key stage 4)(39/53)
A level (16 to 18)(14/26)

Where leavers go

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SourceDfE, destination measures.

Things to know
  • A figure DfE hides for a small group is left out, not shown as nought. The newest year may be provisional.
StageLeavers inPupilsIn a sustained placeOf which
After GCSEs2023/2425088%In education 82%; Apprenticeship 3.2%; Employment 2.4%
After GCSEs2022/2324892%In education 80%; Apprenticeship 6.9%; Employment 4.4%
After GCSEs2021/2223292%In education 82%; Apprenticeship 6.0%; Employment 3.9%
After sixth form2023/2416288%Further education 1.2%; Apprenticeship 8.6%; Employment 40%
After sixth form2022/2317587%Further education 2.3%; Apprenticeship 8.0%; Employment 38%
After sixth form2021/2218187%Further education 1.1%; Apprenticeship 7.7%; Employment 34%
Norfolk league tableEvery school of this phase in the council on these results.See the table →

Daily life and who goes there

Daily life

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SourceDfE, Pupil absence in schools in England: absence rates by school level · 2024/25
DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England: school level · 2024/25
DfE, school workforce and pupil census · 2025/26
DfE, school workforce · November 2025
DfT, NaPTAN (National Public Transport Access Nodes) · within 800 m
DfT, Road safety data (STATS19): collisions and casualties, last five years · 2021 to 2025
DEFRA, Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) 1 km background maps · 2024

  • Absence: 11% of sessions missed; 28% of pupils miss 1 in 10 or more. Schools with a similar intake: 8.5% and 24%
  • Suspensions: 26 per 100 pupils (schools with a similar intake: 17); 5 permanent exclusions
  • Classes average 22.6 pupils; 16% of classes have more than 30
  • 18.8 pupils for each teacher
  • Nearest stops, in a straight line: bus 72 m
  • 19 police-reported road collisions within 500 m (0 fatal, 2 serious)
  • Air: nitrogen dioxide 8.6 µg/m³, PM2.5 7.3 (1 km square, background level)

Absence

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SourceDfE, Pupil absence in schools in England: absence rates by school level, 2024-25.

Things to know
  • Similar intake: state schools of the same phase with free school meals in the same band (20-30%), the median of 896 schools.
YearSessions missedAuthorisedUnauthorisedPupils missing 1 in 10Pupils missing 1 in 2
2024/2511%7.0%3.5%28%6.8%
2023/2414%6.9%6.9%40%7.7%
2022/2314%6.8%7.3%40%7.7%
Schools with a similar intake8.5%24%

Suspensions and exclusions

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SourceDfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England: school level, 2024-25.

YearSuspensions per 100 pupilsPupils suspendedSuspensionsPermanent exclusions
2024/2525.95.9%3955
2023/2418.16.6%2862
2022/2335.79.5%5633
Schools with a similar intake16.8

Class sizes and staff

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SourceDfE, school workforce; school census, 2025/26.

MeasureFigureYear
Average class size22.62025/26
Classes over 30 pupils16%2025/26
Pupils for each teacher18.8November 2025

Stops nearby

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SourceDfT, NaPTAN (National Public Transport Access Nodes), current.

Things to know
  • A stop across a railway or main road may be a long walk. Bus frequency is not held.
KindNearest (metres, straight line)
bus72

Road collisions within 500 m

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SourceDfT, Road safety data (STATS19): collisions and casualties, last five years, 2021 to 2025.

Things to know
  • 2 serious and 0 fatal in all; 4 involved a pedestrian, 2 a cyclist. Only collisions with an injury reported to police are counted.
YearCollisions
20252
20244
20234
20223
20216

Air quality

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SourceDEFRA, Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) 1 km background maps.

Things to know
  • A 1 km background figure: not the air at the school gate beside a busy road.
PollutantAnnual mean (µg/m³)Year
NO28.62024
PM1011.82024
PM257.32024

Who goes there

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SourceDfE, schools, pupils and their characteristics; special educational needs, 2025/26.

MeasureShare of pupilsYear
Eligible for free school meals24%2025/26
First language other than English12%2025/26
SEN support5.8%2025/26
Education, health and care plan4.5%2025/26
Girls46%2025/26

Ofsted

Ofsted, October 2023The judgements from the school's latest inspection. Reports from November 2025 use Ofsted's new report card, with different headings; we show whichever the latest report uses.Read the report ↗
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
Leadership and managementGood

Inspections

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SourceOfsted, 2023.

DateKindOutcome
3 October 2023Graded inspectionRequires improvement

Admissions

Getting in

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SourceDfE, school applications and offers · Year 7 2026

  • 169 families put it first for 196 places; every one of them got in
  • We hold a catchment map for this school.
  • We can't tell how far Year 7 places reached: we hold no offer-day figures for this school. Ask the council or the school for the last distance offered.

Applications and offers, DfE

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SourceDfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school level, Open Government Licence), 2014 to 2026.

Things to know
  • Families name up to three schools, so most applications are somebody's second or third choice.
EntryYearPlacesFirst choicesAny choiceFirst choices offered
Year 72026196169311169
Year 72025223182344182
Year 72024236213342213
Year 72023243227336227
Year 72022241282395240
Year 72021243278394234
Year 72020244284428233
Year 72019248309461245
Year 72018250304484242
Year 72017248257394241

Who runs it

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SourceDfE, Get Information about Schools: group links · joined April 2012
DfE, open academies list
DfE, Get Information about Schools: links · 1 April 2012

  • The Wensum Trust, with 12 schools
  • Opened as an academy (converter) on 1 April 2012
  • Replaced Hellesdon High School (URN 121152)
  • We can't compare results before and after it converted: we hold results for only one side of the date, because DfE publishes a few years at a time.

Fees and clubs

State schools charge no tuition fees. Breakfast clubs, after-school clubs and holiday clubs are set by each school: ask the school what it runs and what it costs.

Childcare costsWhat wraparound care and early years places cost, and what funding covers.See costs →

Nearby

Schools nearby

Sewell Park Academy2.0 miOrmiston Victory Academy2.0 miCity Academy Norwich2.3 miJane Austen College2.5 miCompare side by side →

Nurseries nearby

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SourceOfsted early years register.

Hellesdon Community Pre school0.1 miles
The Heathers Nursery0.7 miles
Arden Grove Pre-School0.7 miles
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Norwich Airport0.9 miles
Homes in reach of this schoolLook up any home near here: its sales, an open-data valuation, and which schools it keeps in reach.Search homes →

Sources

  • DEFRA, Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) 1 km background maps
  • DfE school performance tables
  • DfE school performance tables: the newest year's results, place among the council's schools of the same phase
  • DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school level, Open Government Licence)
  • DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England: absence rates by school level
  • DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England: school level
  • DfE, destination measures
  • DfE, school workforce; school census
  • DfE, schools, pupils and their characteristics; special educational needs
  • DfT, NaPTAN (National Public Transport Access Nodes)
  • DfT, Road safety data (STATS19): collisions and casualties, last five years
  • Ofsted
  • School register: DfE Get Information about Schools, updated 17 October 2026 (this school)
  • How we check these figures: How we know

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