Smithdon High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 7 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
- 564 (76% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 46.1%
- Girls
- 53.9%
- First language not English
- 3.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 23.9%
- Persistent absence
- 32.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 19.7%
White British 93.6%
Other White 2%
Mixed 1.4%
Indian 1.1%
Irish Traveller 0.7%
Other 0.5%
Other Asian 0.4%
Irish 0.2%
African 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 56%
Local authority average 43%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 28%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 39.9
Local authority average 45.1
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.66
Local authority average 4.04
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | Other General Qualification (Level 3) | 9 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 18 |
| Biology | GCSE | 8 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 25 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 8 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 21 |
| English Language | GCSE | 93 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 94 |
| French | GCSE | 45 |
| Geography | GCSE | 43 |
Admissions
Smithdon High School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 101
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 98
- 2nd preference
- 18
- 3rd preference
- 5
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 93
- 2nd preference
- 8
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 113 65 48 |
| Year 8 | 114 54 60 |
| Year 9 | 126 46 80 |
| Year 10 | 117 57 60 |
| Year 11 | 94 38 56 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 74.0% 83.9% 85.5% |
Further education | 46.0% 43.1% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 28.0% 33.2% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 7.0% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.6% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 10.0% 3.7% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 3.8% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 8.0% 5.7% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 2.9% 3.0% |