Smithdon High School, based in Hunstanton, provides secondary education, serving pupils aged 11 to 16. The school is a academy sponsor led and operates as a mixed school. It follows a non-selective admissions policy. It does not have a designated religious character, which may suit families looking for a non-faith school.
Smithdon High School currently has around 564 pupils on roll, which is about 75% of its capacity. The gender split is relatively balanced, with approximately 46.1% boys and 53.9% girls. Around 23.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, which gives an indication of the socio-economic mix. Pupil backgrounds are varied across different backgrounds and needs.
Overall absence at the school is 13.2%. Persistent absence is recorded at 36.8%.
The majority of pupils are from a white british background (93.6%).
At its latest Ofsted inspection, the school was rated Good. This suggests the school is performing well overall. Safeguarding was judged to be effective, which is a key consideration for many parents.
| 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: | Mrs Amanda Gibbins |
| Religious character: | Does not apply |
| Admissions policy: | Non-selective |
| Unique reference: | 143520 |
Ofsted inspection date: 07/11/2023
Safeguarding is effective
| Age Range: | 11 - 16 |
| Gender: | Mixed |
| School Capacity: | 750 |
| Number of Pupils: | 564 |
| Number of Boys: | 260 |
| Number of Girls: | 304 |
| School | England state-funded schools: | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall absence: | 13.2% | 4% |
| Persistent absence: | 36.8% | 8.2% |
| White British | 93.60% | 528 |
| Other White | 2.00% | 11 |
| Indian | 1.10% | 6 |
| Irish Traveller (Traveller of Irish heritage) | 0.70% | 4 |
| White and Black Caribbean | 0.50% | 3 |
| Other Mixed | 0.50% | 3 |
| Other (any other ethnic group) | 0.50% | 3 |
| Other Asian | 0.40% | 2 |
| White and Black African | 0.20% | 1 |
| White and Asian | 0.20% | 1 |
| Irish | 0.20% | 1 |
| African | 0.20% | 1 |
| Gypsy/Roma | 0.00% | 0 |
| Pakistani | 0.00% | 0 |
| Bangladeshi | 0.00% | 0 |
| Chinese | 0.00% | 0 |
| Caribbean | 0.00% | 0 |
| Other Black | 0.00% | 0 |
| Unclassified | 0.00% | 0 |
| 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 |
| Hunstanton Infant School James Street , PE36 5HE | - not rated | 553 yd | Community school | No | Mixed | More About School |
| Ofsted Overall Effectiveness | Distance | Establishment Type | Has Nursery Classes | Gender | More Info | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smithdon High School Downs Road , PE36 5HY | - not rated | 0 yd | Community school | No | Mixed | More About School |
| Smithdon High School Downs Road , PE36 5HY | 3out of 4 | 0 yd | Academy sponsor led | No | Mixed | More About School |
| 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 | No | Mixed | More About School |
School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.