Hellesdon High School is a secondary school and

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with academy status in

Hellesdon Hellesdon is a village and suburb of Norwich in the District of Broadland in Norfolk, England. It lies approximately north-west of Norwich city centre and has a population of 11,132, according to the 2011 Census. Norwich International Airport is ...

Norfolk Norfolk () is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in East Anglia in England. It borders Lincolnshire to the north-west, Cambridgeshire to the west and south-west, and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the No ...

, England. The school is part of the Wensum Trust. The headmaster duties are shared between Tom Rolfe & Mike Earl. The school incorporates 1,500 pupils including 300 in the Sixth Form Centre. Previously the school shared a sixth form provision with

Taverham High School Taverham High School is a secondary school and sixth form with academy status, located in Taverham in the English county of Norfolk. As well as serving Taverham, the school has a catchment area that includes the adjoining villages of Drayton, C ...

, but this was phased out in September 2014.

Notable staff and pupils

* Lionel Fanthorpe, television presenter, author and lecturer; Head of English and then Deputy Headteacher at the school 1972–1979 *

Sam Sexton Sam Sexton (born 18 July 1984) is a British former professional boxer who competed from 2005 to 2018. At regional level, he held multiple heavyweight championships, including the Commonwealth title from 2009 to 2010, the British title from 20 ...

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, footballer; pupil at the school from 1986 * Mike Sutton, footballer

References

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