North Walsham High School

State-Funded School

north-walsham-high-school-norfolk-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

NorfolkLocal Authority

North NorfolkConstituency

NR28 9HZPostcode

5.8

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

North Walsham High School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Norfolk, East of England.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 641 pupils. North Walsham High School is part of ENRICH LEARNING TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Around average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 45.8
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 42.9%
EBacc average point score: 3.96

Ethnicity

White

93%

Asian

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

641

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

33%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 641
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: ENRICH LEARNING TRUST

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
24 Jan 2024	Outstanding	Good	Good	Good	Good
9 Jan 2019	Requires improvement	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Requires improvement

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.