Academy converter · Norfolk

North Walsham High School

11–16Ages
641Pupils
SecondaryPhase
147505URN

Spenser Avenue, North Walsham, NR28 9HZ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Dec 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.4per place

0.3 below Norfolk median (1.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Norfolk

158 applications for 117 places · 42nd of 51 in Norfolk

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

44.1of 90

Norfolk 44.6 England 46.0

29th of 53 in Norfolk

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 13 December 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management	Outstanding

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.4applications per place, Year 7

0.3 below Norfolk median (1.6) 0.9 below England median (2.2)

158 applications · 117 places offered · 113 named it first

2026 1.4; Norfolk median median 1.6
2025 1.3; Norfolk median median 1.7
2024 1.2; Norfolk median median 1.4
2023 1.2; Norfolk median median 1.4
2022 1.3; Norfolk median median 1.4
2021 1.1; Norfolk median median 1.4
2020 1.3; Norfolk median median 1.5
2019 1.2; Norfolk median median 1.5; as the previous school
2018 1.2; Norfolk median median 1.4; as the previous school
2017 1.2; Norfolk median median 1.3; as the previous school
2016 1.1; Norfolk median median 1.4; as the previous school
2015 1.2; Norfolk median median 1.4; as the previous school
2014 1.1; Norfolk median median 1.4; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Norfolk median in 0 of 7 years.

This school
Norfolk median

Dashed bars: as North Walsham High School (URN 121154), the previous school.

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	117	158	1.4	113	0.97
Sep 2025	141	187	1.3	139	0.99
Sep 2024	118	138	1.2	114	0.97
Sep 2023	154	183	1.2	151	0.98
Sep 2022	118	152	1.3	115	0.97
Sep 2021	108	120	1.1	94	0.87
Sep 2020	88	111	1.3	80	0.91
Sep 2019 *	121	149	1.2	116	0.96
Sep 2018 *	144	176	1.2	142	0.99
Sep 2017 *	146	176	1.2	145	0.99
Sep 2016 *	166	187	1.1	157	0.95
Sep 2015 *	147	182	1.2	145	0.99
Sep 2014 *	147	154	1.1	126	0.86

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

123 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)44.129th of 53 in Norfolk

Norfolk 44.6 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths36%39th of 53 in Norfolk

Norfolk 40% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths65%

Norfolk 63% England 66%

This school
Norfolk median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.14

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	123	44.1	36%	65%	–
2024/25	98	45.8	43%	69%	–
2023/24	109	48.4	49%	71%	+0.14
2022/23	118	47.7	48%	72%	+0.02

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

North Walsham High SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

1.4applications per place 44.1Attainment 8
Aylsham High School
9.3 km · Norfolk

Remains Good2024

1.7applications per place 48.6Attainment 8
Stalham High School
9.9 km · Norfolk

Good2024

1.3applications per place 40.5Attainment 8
Broadland High Ormiston Academy
11.3 km · Norfolk

Remains Good2022

2.0applications per place 49.3Attainment 8
Cromer Academy
13.1 km · Norfolk

Remains Good2023

1.5applications per place 47.7Attainment 8
Sheringham High School
18.6 km · Norfolk

Good2023

1.4applications per place 44.6Attainment 8
Sprowston Community Academy
19.1 km · Norfolk

2026

1.6applications per place 45.8Attainment 8
Hellesdon High School
19.8 km · Norfolk

Requires improvement2023

1.6applications per place 42.0Attainment 8
The Open Academy
19.8 km · Norfolk

Good2023

2.6applications per place 33.1Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 147505 · 926/4008
Trust: Enrich Learning Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 950 pupils · 641 on roll
Free school meals: 33.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Opened: 1 October 2019
Replaced: North Walsham High School (URN 121154)
Address: Spenser Avenue, North Walsham, NR28 9HZ
Local authority: Norfolk · North Norfolk

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources