Report card · inspected Jan 2026
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
Safeguarding standards met
This schoolOther primary schools in Norfolk
What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026| Area | Exceptional | Strong standard | Expected standard | Needs attention | Urgent improvement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inclusion | Expected standard | ||||
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention | ||||
| Achievement | Needs attention | ||||
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard | ||||
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard | ||||
| Early years | Does not apply to this school | ||||
| Post-16 provision | Does not apply to this school | ||||
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention | ||||
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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Inspection history
- 13 January 2026Report card · 3 Expected standard, 3 Needs attention
- 15 July 2021Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
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About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry9 applications · 5 places offered · 5 named it first
FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.
- 2026 1.8; Norfolk median median 2.0
- 2025 6.0; Norfolk median median 2.0
- 2024 1.2; Norfolk median median 1.7
- 2023 2.3; Norfolk median median 1.7
- 2022 1.8; Norfolk median median 1.7
- 2021 2.6; Norfolk median median 1.7
- 2020 2.6; Norfolk median median 1.7
- 2019 2.9; Norfolk median median 1.7
- 2018 1.8; Norfolk median median 1.7
- 2017 1.6; Norfolk median median 1.6
- 2016 1.5; Norfolk median median 1.6
- 2015 1.5; Norfolk median median 1.7
- 2014 1.6; Norfolk median median 1.6
- This school
- Norfolk median
Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 5 | 9 | 1.8 | 5 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2025 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2024 | 13 | 15 | 1.2 | 13 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2023 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2022 | 6 | 11 | 1.8 | 6 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2021 | 5 | 13 | 2.6 | 5 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2020 | 5 | 13 | 2.6 | 5 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2019 | 7 | 20 | 2.9 | 7 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2018 | 5 | 9 | 1.8 | 5 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2017 | 14 | 22 | 1.6 | 12 | 0.86 |
| Sep 2016 | 13 | 20 | 1.5 | 6 | 0.46 |
| Sep 2015 | 11 | 16 | 1.5 | 11 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2014 | 5 | 8 | 1.6 | 5 | 1.00 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 50% · Writing 33% · Maths 50% → all three 33% met the expected standard, End of Year 6
- This school
- Norfolk median
- England median
Every year as a table
| Year | Expected standard | Higher standard | Reading score | Maths score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 33% | 0% | 100 | 100 |
| 2023/24 | 29% | 0% | 103 | 103 |
| 2022/23 |
Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Harpley CofE VC Primary SchoolThis schoolThis school20261.8applications per place 33%met the SATs standard
- 3.4 km · NorfolkGraded · no overall grade20242.3applications per place
- 4.3 km · NorfolkStandards maintained20252.4applications per place
- 6.1 km · NorfolkRemains Good20231.6applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
- 8.4 km · NorfolkGood20241.9applications per place 90%met the SATs standard
- 8.8 km · NorfolkGood20241.7applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
- 9.2 km · NorfolkNot yet inspected
- 9.2 km · NorfolkGood20232.8applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
- 9.6 km · NorfolkRemains Good20231.5applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
School details
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 121092 · 926/3133
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Capacity
- 56 pupils · 50 on roll
- Free school meals
- 20.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Address
- School Lane, Harpley, King's Lynn, PE31 6DY
- Local authority
- Norfolk · King's Lynn and West Norfolk
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources