Hellesdon High School

Academy converterSecondaryAges 11–18MixedSixth form

187 Middletons Lane, Hellesdon, Norwich, NR6 5SB

Headteacher · Mrs Helen Watts

From Get Information About Schools (DfE), updated 9 September 2026. Report a correction

Key facts

Pupils1,476Capacity 1,290

OfstedRequires improvementInspected 3 October 2023

TrustThe Wensum Trust

Free school meals27.2%

Requires improvement

Graded inspection on 3 October 2023.

Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 31 August 2026.

Year 7 applications close 31 October 2026

For September 2027. Apply through Norfolk council, not the school. National offer day is 1 March 2027.

All 169 families who put it first were offered a place.

Places offered196

Applications311

First choice169

First-choice offers169

Applications count every family who named the school as any preference. Figures change every year, so they are a guide, not a guarantee.

Source: Department for Education, Primary and secondary school applications and offers 2026 (on-time applications, national offer day).