Secondary
Hellesdon High School
187 Middletons Lane, Hellesdon, Norwich, NR6 5SB
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 1476 of 1290 places
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Trust
- THE WENSUM TRUST
Ofsted
Last inspected October 2023
Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
- Leadership and governanceGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationGood
- Sixth formGood
Inspected under the previous framework, which used its own four-point scale. Ofsted now publishes a report card grading several areas separately, so these grades are not directly comparable with a recent inspection’s.
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)GCSE results
32%
40.3
21st of 22 by our score, among the secondary schools in Norwich we can score - 27 in total, the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 40.3 |
| EBacc average point score | 3.49 |
| Entered the EBacc | 28% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 53% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 32% |
| A level average points per entry | 31.73 |
| A level students | 79 |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time4 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 40% |
| 22/23 | 29% |
| 23/24 | 32% |
| 24/25 | 32% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 35.5 |
| 22/23 | 36.6 |
| 23/24 | 32.6 |
| 24/25 | 31.7 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | -0.64 |
| 22/23 | -0.36 |
| 23/24 | -0.49 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 42.5 |
| 22/23 | 40.3 |
| 23/24 | 39.5 |
| 24/25 | 40.3 |
187 Middletons Lane, Hellesdon, Norwich, NR6 5SB
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
Norfolk admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Helen Watts
- Address
- 187 Middletons Lane, Hellesdon, Norwich, NR6 5SB
- Telephone
- 01603424711