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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 9 October 2024Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
- 11 June 2015Graded inspection: 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 entry164 applications · 135 places offered · 134 named it first
- 2026 1.2; Norfolk median median 1.6
- 2025 1.3; Norfolk median median 1.7
- 2024 1.1; Norfolk median median 1.4
- 2023 1.2; Norfolk median median 1.4
- 2022 1.2; Norfolk median median 1.4
- 2021 1.1; Norfolk median median 1.4
- 2020 1.2; Norfolk median median 1.5
- 2019 1.2; Norfolk median median 1.5
- 2018 1.2; Norfolk median median 1.4
- 2017 1.2; Norfolk median median 1.3
- 2016 1.2; Norfolk median median 1.4
- 2015 1.3; Norfolk median median 1.4
- 2014 1.2; Norfolk median median 1.4
- This school
- Norfolk median
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, 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 | 135 | 164 | 1.2 | 134 | 0.99 |
| Sep 2025 | 103 | 136 | 1.3 | 100 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2024 | 106 | 120 | 1.1 | 106 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2023 | 129 | 154 | 1.2 | 127 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2022 | 134 | 156 | 1.2 | 131 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2021 | 141 | 154 | 1.1 | 136 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2020 | 134 | 158 | 1.2 | 135 | 1.01 |
| Sep 2019 | 132 | 155 | 1.2 | 128 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2018 | 116 | 142 | 1.2 | 114 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2017 | 135 | 158 | 1.2 | 135 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2016 | 132 | 153 | 1.2 | 132 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2015 | 114 | 146 | 1.3 | 112 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2014 | 108 | 133 | 1.2 | 107 | 0.99 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 136 | 41.4 | 28% | 55% | – |
| 2024/25 | 128 | 40.9 | 35% | 56% | – |
| 2023/24 | 135 | 38.4 | 31% | 50% | −0.12 |
| 2022/23 | 109 | 38.2 | 23% | 52% | −0.29 |
Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Fakenham AcademyThis schoolThis schoolStandards maintained20241.2applications per place 41.4Attainment 8
- 12.1 km · NorfolkGood20221.5applications per place 39.6Attainment 8
- 13.5 km · NorfolkGood20221.7applications per place 44.1Attainment 8
- 18.3 km · NorfolkGood20231.6applications per place 40.6Attainment 8
- 19.4 km · NorfolkGraded · no overall grade20251.6applications per place 43.1Attainment 8
- 20.0 km · NorfolkGraded · no overall grade20251.7applications per place 49.2Attainment 8
- 24.8 km · Norfolk20261.2applications per place 43.7Attainment 8
- 25.7 km · NorfolkGood20231.3applications per place 41.3Attainment 8
- 26.1 km · NorfolkGood20231.4applications per place 44.6Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 139572 · 926/4003
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 750 pupils · 723 on roll
- Free school meals
- 25.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 October 2013
- Replaced
- Fakenham High School and College (URN 121185)
- Address
- Field Lane, Fakenham, NR21 9QT
- Local authority
- Norfolk · North Norfolk
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources