Smithdon High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 8 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Unique reference
- 143520
- Address
- Downs Road, PE36 5HY
- Website
- www.smithdonhigh.org.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 581 (80% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 45.1%
- Girls
- 54.9%
- First language not English
- 3.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 22.4%
- Persistent absence
- 36.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 17.6%
White British 94.7%
Other White 1.9%
Mixed 1.5%
Indian 0.7%
Other 0.7%
Unclassified 0.3%
Other Asian 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.07
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.01
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 20%
Local authority average 42%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 38%
Local authority average 42%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 43.1
Local authority average 44.7
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.69
Local authority average 3.97
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 11 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 35 |
| Biology | GCSE | 19 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 47 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 19 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 24 |
| English Language | GCSE | 120 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 119 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 1 |
| French | GCSE | 57 |
Admissions
Smithdon High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 101
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 100
- 2nd preference
- 11
- 3rd preference
- 1
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 100
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 111 53 58 |
| Year 8 | 130 50 80 |
| Year 9 | 124 60 64 |
| Year 10 | 96 42 54 |
| Year 11 | 120 57 63 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 76.0% 83.4% 85.6% |
Further education | 57.0% 41.4% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 18.0% 34.1% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 7.6% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 9.0% 5.8% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 3.6% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 11.0% 6.4% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.8% 1.2% |