Hellesdon High School | School performance

53%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

32%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

40.3

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

28%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

848.7

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,523

Pupils · 2024/25

12%

EAL · 2024/25

28%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

53%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

32%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

40.3

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

28%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

848.7

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,523

Pupils · 2024/25

12%

EAL · 2024/25

28%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

53%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

32%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

40.3

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

28%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

848.7

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,523

Pupils · 2024/25

12%

EAL · 2024/25

28%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Requires improvement

Ofsted inspection · 03/10/2023

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityNorfolk

PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio19.8:1

AdmissionsNon-selective

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Hellesdon High School · Secondary with sixth form · Norfolk

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How does this school perform?

Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths

53%

-3pp

63%58%53%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 53%

GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths

32%

-0pp

40%35%29%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 32%

Attainment 8

40.3

+0.8

47.143.339.5

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 40.3

EBacc entry

28%

-24pp

53%38%23%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 28%

EBacc APS

848.7

-48.9

956.6902.7848.7

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 848.7

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Sixth form

Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

A-level APS

31.7

-0.9

36.633.329.9

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 31.7

A-level value added

+0.17

-0.4

+0.6+0.2-0.3

'17'18'19'24'25

'25 · +0.2

AAB+ in facilitating subjects

+3pp

20%12%4%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 7%

Average A-level grade

C+

B-C+C

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · C+

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

1,523

Pupil : teacher ratio

19.8

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

12%

FSM eligible

26%

SEN

Overall absence

11%

Persistent absence

28%

Contact

Address

187 Middletons Lane, Hellesdon, Norwich, NR6 5SB

Local authority

Norfolk

Website

http://www.hellesdon.net

Telephone

01603424711

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Secondary — Key Stage 4

GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.

Year	GCSE 9–4	GCSE 5+	Attainment 8	Progress 8	EBacc entry	EBacc APS	EBacc lang entry	Cohort
2024/25	53%	32%	40.3	Not applicable	28%	848.7	28%	1,523
2023/24	56%	32%	39.5	-0.49	52%	897.5	53%	1,581
2022/23	54%	29%	40.3	-0.36	53%	892.7	53%	1,577
2021/22	63%	40%	42.5	-0.64	50%	908.8	50%	1,568
2018/19	61%	39%	47.1	+0.08	23%	956.6	31%	1,536
2017/18	63%	44%	46.8	+0.22	16%	979.4	24%	1,427
2016/17	64%	41%	47.5	+0.07	18%	—	26%	1,382

Sixth form — Key Stage 5

Year	A-level APS	Avg grade	VA progress	AAB+	Cohort
2024/25	31.7	C+	+0.17	7%	189
2023/24	32.6	C+	+0.56	4%	175
2022/23	36.6	B-	—	20%	185
2021/22	35.5	B-	—	15%	185
2018/19	29.9	C	-0.26	13%	123
2017/18	33.4	C+	-0.06	19%	95
2016/17	28.1	C-	+0.04	2%	79

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	1,523	19.2	8%	12%	26%	11%	28%
2023/24	1,581	21.7	9%	11%	26%	14%	40%
2022/23	1,577	21.7	9%	10%	25%	14%	40%
2021/22	1,568	21.6	7%	9%	26%	12%	38%
2020/21	1,549	21.6	7%	9%	20%	—	—
2018/19	1,536	19.6	6%	7%	28%	6%	16%
2017/18	1,427	18.7	7%	6%	29%	6%	14%
2016/17	1,382	18.1	7%	5%	27%	5%	14%