GCSE & Level 2 Results
Progress 8 Score
Progress 8 shows the progress students make during secondary school across a range of 8 subjects. A school will receive a Progress 8 score of 0.0 if all students make the same progress as the national average. Schools have been measured on Progress 8 since 2015.
Hellesdon High School has achieved a positive Progress 8 score every year, showing that our students consistently make exceptional progress across all of their subjects.
| 2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
| +0.11 |
+0.10 |
+0.21 |
+0.09 |
Students make significantly more progress across all subjects at Hellesdon High School than in other schools nationally.
Attainment 8
Attainment 8 is a score of how well our students have performed in a range of 8 subjects (including English, Maths, Science, History or Geography and a modern foreign language. The national average score in England is around 46.7 each year. This means that students at Hellesdon High School achieve above the national average.
% of pupils entering the English Baccalaureate
The English Baccalaureate ('EBacc') is a set of subjects at GCSE that keeps young people’s options open for further study and future careers. Secondary schools are measured on the number of pupils that take GCSEs in these core subjects. The government’s ambition is to see 75% of pupils studying the EBacc subject combination at GCSE by 2022, and 90% by 2025
The EBacc is:
- English language and literature
- maths
- the sciences
- geography or history
- a language
% of pupils entering EBacc at Hellesdon High School:
| 2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
| 23% |
42% |
52% |
% of pupils staying in education or employment after Year 11
GCSE English & Maths
All GCSEs are graded from 9 (highest) to 1 (lowest)
- A grade 4 is a standard pass, broadly equivalent to the old grade C
- A grade 5 is a strong pass, broadly equivalent to the old grade B
| STANDARD PASS RESULTS |
Hellesdon High School |
Norfolk |
National |
| % Grades 9-4 in both GCSE English & Maths |
61.5% |
62% |
63% |
| STRONG PASS RESULTS |
Hellesdon High School |
Norfolk |
National |
| % Grades 9-5 in both GCSE English & Maths |
40% |
40% |
42% |
ALPS regularly place our GCSE and vocational teaching and learning in the top 25% nationally
Click here to view the Department for Education's school performance tables.
Sixth Form Results
From 2018/19 Tables:
Average result/Points
| Hellesdon |
Norfolk state-funded schools / colleges |
England all schools / colleges |
| C/29.91 |
C+/31.69 |
C+/34.01 |
Applied General:
| Hellesdon |
Norfolk state-funded schools / colleges |
England all schools/colleges |
| Dist/32.40 |
Merit/29.08 |
Merit/28.91 |
| Tech Level: |
| Progress: 0.26 |
Average Attainment grade/Points
| Hellesdon |
Norfolk state-funded schools / colleges |
England all schools/colleges |
| Dist*/42.50 |
Merit/26.83 |
Merit/28.64 |
English and Mathematics Progress
| English |
Maths (6 students) |
England |
| no figures as numbers taking too low |
0.17 |
(0.08) |
