Hellesdon High School

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Requires improvement
Oct 4 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 18 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Norfolk
Unique reference
138039
Address
187 Middletons Lane, Hellesdon, NR6 5SB

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1581 (98% of total capacity)
Boys
53.8%
Girls
46.2%
First language not English
11.4%
Free school meals (FSM)
22.5%
Persistent absence
40.2%
Special education needs (SEN)
5.5%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 82.5%
Other White 6%
Mixed 3.6%
African 3.2%
Other 1.1%
Other Asian 1%
Indian 0.8%
Bangladeshi 0.5%
Chinese 0.4%
Irish 0.2%
Pakistani 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Unclassified 0.1%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
-0.36
Local authority average, state-funded schools
-0.01
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 53%
Local authority average 42%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 29%
Local authority average 42%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 40.3
Local authority average 44.7
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 3.6
Local authority average 3.97
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined)Technical Award28
Music performance: GroupTechnical Award8
Art & DesignGCSE43
Art & Design (Graphics)GCSE23
Art & Design (Textiles)GCSE10
BiologyGCSE31
Business Studies:SingleGCSE54
ChemistryGCSE31
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE29
Design & TechnologyGCSE14
Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Hellesdon High School

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
236
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
213
2nd preference
92
3rd preference
37
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
213
2nd preference
10
3rd preference
2
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes22.5
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
248
116
132
Year 8
248
125
123
Year 9
249
138
111
Year 10
247
123
124
Year 11
251
143
108
Year 12
180
104
76
Year 13
158
101
57
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
82.0%
83.4%
85.6%
Further education
37.0%
41.4%
35.4%
School sixth form
45.0%
34.1%
36.6%
Sixth form college
0.0%
7.6%
13.0%
Other education destinations
0.0%
0.3%
0.5%
Entering employment
6.0%
5.8%
4.1%
Entering apprenticeships
6.0%
3.6%
3.2%
Not in education or employment
6.0%
6.4%
5.9%
Destination unknown
0.0%
0.8%
1.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
49.0%
57.5%
65.5%
Top third higher education institutions
10.0%
16.3%
23.8%
Other study at level 4 or 5
7.0%
2.0%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
1.0%
1.9%
2.2%
School: Year 2023-2024 Local authority: Year 2020-2021 England: Year 2020-2021

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