Smithdon High School
Downs Road, Hunstanton, PE36 5HY
579 pupils · 77% of 750 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- WEST NORFOLK ACADEMIES TRUST
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Free school meals
- 27.3%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 7 November 2023, published 7 December 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 40.3 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 27.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 53.2% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 57.4% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.95 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 95 | 90 | 122 | 90 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 101 | 98 | 127 | 101 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 101 | 100 | 112 | 100 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 110 | 110 | 121 | 110 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 112 | 109 | 131 | 111 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 122 | 118 | 132 | 118 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 99 | 95 | 116 | 97 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 131 | 128 | 148 | 131 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Springwood High School 20 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- King Edward VII Academy 20.8 km · No overall grade (2024)
- King's Lynn Academy 21.2 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- St Clement's High School 23.6 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Alderman Peel High School 23.9 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Fakenham Academy 25.7 km · Standards maintained (2024)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.