Academy sponsor led · Norfolk

Burnham Market Primary and Nursery School

2–11Ages
111Pupils
PrimaryPhase
144825URN

Friars Lane, Burnham Market, King's Lynn, PE31 8JA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.2per place

0.8 below Norfolk median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Norfolk

13 applications for 11 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

61%met the expected standard

Norfolk 57% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 23 April 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

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 entry

1.2applications per place, Reception

0.8 below Norfolk median (2.0) 1.0 below England median (2.2)

13 applications · 11 places offered · 11 named it first

2026 1.2; Norfolk median median 2.0
2025 1.7; Norfolk median median 2.0
2024 1.4; Norfolk median median 1.7
2023 1.4; Norfolk median median 1.7
2022 1.4; Norfolk median median 1.7
2021 2.4; Norfolk median median 1.7
2020 1.3; Norfolk median median 1.7
2019 1.3; Norfolk median median 1.7
2018 1.3; Norfolk median median 1.7
2017 1.5; Norfolk median median 1.6; as the previous school
2016 1.3; Norfolk median median 1.6; as the previous school
2015 1.1; Norfolk median median 1.7; as the previous school
2014 1.2; Norfolk median median 1.6; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Norfolk median in 1 of 9 years.

This school
Norfolk median

Dashed bars: as Burnham Market Primary School (URN 120792), the previous school.

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	11	13	1.2	11	1.00
Sep 2025	17	29	1.7	18	1.06
Sep 2024	10	14	1.4	10	1.00
Sep 2023	9	13	1.4	8	0.89
Sep 2022	15	21	1.4	17	1.13
Sep 2021	5	12	2.4	5	1.00
Sep 2020	15	20	1.3	15	1.00
Sep 2019	15	19	1.3	15	1.00
Sep 2018	14	18	1.3	14	1.00
Sep 2017 *	15	22	1.5	16	1.07
Sep 2016 *	15	20	1.3	15	1.00
Sep 2015 *	13	14	1.1	10	0.77
Sep 2014 *	16	19	1.2	15	0.94

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 72% · Writing 78% · Maths 72% → all three 61% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard61%100th of 263 in Norfolk

Norfolk 57% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard72%

Norfolk 73% England 78%

Higher standard17%

Norfolk 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard78%

Norfolk 68% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Norfolk 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard72%

Norfolk 71% England 77%

Higher standard6%

Norfolk 19% England 24%

Average scaled score 100 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Norfolk median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	61%	0%	104	100
2023/24	53%	0%	104	101
2022/23	73%	0%	106	103

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

Burnham Market Primary and Nursery SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

1.2applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Wells-Next-the-Sea Primary and Nursery School
8.3 km · Norfolk

2026

1.4applications per place 33%met the SATs standard
Docking Church of England Primary Academy and Nursery
9.2 km · Norfolk

Standards maintained2025

1.5applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Blenheim Park Academy
10.7 km · Norfolk

Good2024

1.9applications per place 90%met the SATs standard
Walsingham CE VA Primary School
11.3 km · Norfolk

2026

5.0applications per place
Sculthorpe Church of England Primary Academy
12.9 km · Norfolk

Good2024

2.5applications per place
Rudham CofE Primary Academy
14.9 km · Norfolk

Standards maintained2025

2.4applications per place
Fakenham Junior School
15.4 km · Norfolk

Good2023

35%met the SATs standard
Hindringham Church of England Primary School
15.7 km · Norfolk

Remains Good2024

2.3applications per place

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 144825 · 926/2166
Trust: The Wensum Trust
Capacity: 125 pupils · 111 on roll
Free school meals: 27.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 July 2017
Replaced: Burnham Market Primary School (URN 120792)
Address: Friars Lane, Burnham Market, King's Lynn, PE31 8JA
Local authority: Norfolk · King's Lynn and West Norfolk

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources