North Walsham High School
Spenser Avenue, North Walsham, NR28 9HZ
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ENRICH LEARNING TRUST
- Head Teacher
- Miss Samantha Franklin
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Enrich Learning Trust
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- North Norfolk
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 950
- Pupils on roll
- 641
- URN
- 147505
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01692402581
About this school
North Walsham High School is a secondary academy in North Walsham. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 641 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 118 | 109 | 98 |
| Attainment 8 score | 47.7 | 48.4 | 45.8 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.02 -0.24 to +0.28 | +0.14 -0.13 to +0.41 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 47% | 48.6% | 42.9% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 72% | 70.6% | 69.4% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 14% | 11% | 15.3% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.0 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How North Walsham High School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Norfolk average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 47.7 | 38.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 48.4 | 39.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 45.8 | 38.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 578 |
| 2023/24 | 617 |
| 2024/25 | 619 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How North Walsham High School compares
North Walsham High School ranked 24th of 53 secondary schools in Norfolk for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 60% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 15% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 45.8 | 8.4% | 31% | 641 | — |
| Aylsham High School | 45 | 9.6% | 19.8% | 1,138 | 5.8 miles |
| Stalham High School | 39.5 | 10.8% | 33.5% | 492 | 6.1 miles |
| Broadland High Ormiston Academy | 46.8 | 8.8% | 21.1% | 725 | 7.0 miles |
| Cromer Academy | 48.1 | 7.2% | 26.6% | 665 | 8.2 miles |
| Sheringham High School | 47.1 | 9.7% | 24.7% | 630 | 11.5 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 31.02%
- English as an additional language
- 6%
- Overall absence
- 8.39%
- Persistent absence
- 25.16%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Aylsham High School5.8 miles
Secondary · Norwich
-
Stalham High School6.1 miles
Secondary · Norwich
-
Broadland High Ormiston Academy7.0 miles
Secondary · Norwich
-
Cromer Academy8.2 miles
Secondary · Cromer
-
Sheringham High School11.5 miles
Secondary · Sheringham
Other schools in North Walsham
- Millfield Primary School Primary
- North Walsham Infant School Primary
- North Walsham Junior School Primary
- Worstead Church of England Primary School Primary
- Visiting Teacher Service North Other types
Common questions
- What year groups does North Walsham High School teach?
- North Walsham High School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in North Walsham.
- Who is the head teacher of North Walsham High School?
- The head teacher of North Walsham High School is Miss Samantha Franklin, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was North Walsham High School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected North Walsham High School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is North Walsham High School?
- North Walsham High School has 641 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is North Walsham High School full?
- North Walsham High School has capacity for 950 pupils and 641 on roll (67%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is North Walsham High School a faith school?
- No. North Walsham High School has no designated religious character.
- Is North Walsham High School a selective school?
- No. North Walsham High School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs North Walsham High School?
- North Walsham High School is part of ENRICH LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does North Walsham High School have?
- The schools register lists North Walsham High School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have North Walsham High School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 47.7 in 2022/23 and 45.8 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does North Walsham High School rank locally?
- North Walsham High School ranked 24th of 53 secondary schools in Norfolk for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 60% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 15% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is North Walsham High School's absence rate?
- North Walsham High School's overall absence rate is 8.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are North Walsham High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, North Walsham High School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 10 July 2026.