Smithdon High School is a secondary school located in Hunstanton. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 13/06/2014. The overall pupil absence from this school is 7.1%, which is 3.1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Downs Road, Hunstanton, PE36 5HY
Website: www.smithdonhigh.org.uk
Telephone: 01485534541
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Norfolk
Headteacher / Principal: Mr John Hirst
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 143520

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 13/06/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 900
Number of Pupils: 601
Number of Boys: 317
Number of Girls: 284

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 7.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 22.3% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Below Average: -0.39 Confidence interval -0.67 to -0.11
Of the 83 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 82 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:27%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:29%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:42
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.72
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hunstanton Primary School
Collingwood Road , PE36 5DY
3out of 4 445 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Smithdon High School
Downs Road , PE36 5HY
3out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Glebe House School
2 Cromer Road , PE36 6HW
- not rated 839 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.