Hellesdon High School
Secondary school in Norwich, Norfolk. Requires improvement (Oct 2023).
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 3 October 2023, report published 20 November 2023, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
Requires improvement overall. Not yet good. Schools with this grade were normally inspected again within 30 months. 11% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Requires improvement.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Sixth form | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.
Next inspection: around April 2026
The last inspection was in October 2023. Schools graded requires improvement were normally inspected again within 30 months. It’s now later than the usual gap, so an inspection could happen at any time.
An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2029 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby secondary schools
- 2.0 milesSewell Park Academy
Report card, Jun 2026: 5 expected, 1 needs attention
- 2.0 milesOrmiston Victory Academy
No overall grade. Quality of education good (Nov 2024)
- 2.3 milesCity Academy Norwich
Requires improvement (Jun 2024)
- 2.5 milesJane Austen College
Outstanding (May 2024)
- 2.9 milesSprowston Community Academy
Report card, May 2026: 7 expected
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.