Smithdon High School
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–16 · Hunstanton, Norfolk
Smithdon High School is a secondary school in Hunstanton, Norfolk for ages 11–16 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 7 November 2023.
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Catchment area for Smithdon High School
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school, on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier exam results, 2022/23 to 2023/24
- Where pupils go after they leave
- Crime, sold prices and rents, broadband and transport around the school
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Key facts
- Address
- Downs Road, Hunstanton, PE36 5HY
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Norfolk
- Pupils on roll
- 579 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 27.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 7 November 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils are benefiting from the improvements made since the school’s previous inspection.”
- “They know their teachers have high aspirations for them and respond to these well.”
- “Most pupils work hard in lessons and produce high-quality work.”
To improve
- “However, a number of pupils feel that some adults focus too much on weaker behaviours.”
- “This leads to some pupils having negative feelings about school.”
- “However, there are occasions when some teachers do not check how well pupils have understood what they have been taught.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 8 December 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 28% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 40.3 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 90 first-preference applications, 95 offers in total, 90 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Norfolk.
- Springwood High School 12.4 mi School remains Good
- King Edward VII Academy 12.9 mi Not judged
- King's Lynn Academy 13.1 mi No Ofsted grade
- St Clement's High School 14.6 mi School remains Good
- Alderman Peel High School 14.8 mi Good
- Fakenham Academy 15.9 mi Standards maintained
- Marshland High School 21.1 mi School remains Good
- The Nicholas Hamond Academy 22.0 mi No Ofsted grade