Academy converter · Norfolk

Litcham School

4–16Ages
727Pupils
All-throughPhase
146237URN

Church Street, Litcham, King's Lynn, PE32 2NS · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Dec 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

close to Norfolk median (1.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Norfolk

120 applications for 69 places · 20th of 51 in Norfolk

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

44.1of 90

Norfolk 44.6 England 46.0

29th of 53 in Norfolk

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 14 December 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
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

1.7applications per place, Year 7

close to Norfolk median (1.6) 0.5 below England median (2.2)

120 applications · 69 places offered · 63 named it first

2026 1.7; Norfolk median median 1.6
2025 1.7; Norfolk median median 1.7
2024 1.6; Norfolk median median 1.4
2023 1.6; Norfolk median median 1.4
2022 1.9; Norfolk median median 1.4
2021 2.0; Norfolk median median 1.4
2020 1.7; Norfolk median median 1.5
2019 1.6; Norfolk median median 1.5
2018 1.6; Norfolk median median 1.4; as the previous school
2017 1.4; Norfolk median median 1.3; as the previous school
2016 1.3; Norfolk median median 1.4; as the previous school
2015 1.7; Norfolk median median 1.4; as the previous school
2014 1.3; Norfolk median median 1.4; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Norfolk median in 8 of 8 years.

This school
Norfolk median

Dashed bars: as Litcham School (URN 121168), Litcham Primary School (URN 120826), the previous school.

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

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	69	120	1.7	63	0.91
Sep 2025	79	134	1.7	68	0.86
Sep 2024	96	151	1.6	95	0.99
Sep 2023	89	141	1.6	93	1.04
Sep 2022	89	169	1.9	111	1.25
Sep 2021	85	166	2.0	117	1.38
Sep 2020	84	140	1.7	81	0.96
Sep 2019	109	176	1.6	112	1.03
Sep 2018 *	107	175	1.6	130	1.21
Sep 2017 *	81	112	1.4	81	1.00
Sep 2016 *	89	114	1.3	88	0.99
Sep 2015 *	82	136	1.7	80	0.98
Sep 2014 *	92	118	1.3	91	0.99

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

105 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)44.129th of 53 in Norfolk

Norfolk 44.6 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths35%41st of 53 in Norfolk

Norfolk 40% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths59%

Norfolk 63% England 66%

This school
Norfolk median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.29

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	105	44.1	35%	59%	–
2024/25	108	41.4	32%	61%	–
2023/24	129	43.2	37%	61%	−0.29
2022/23	126	45.6	41%	61%	−0.08

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

Litcham SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

1.7applications per place 44.1Attainment 8
Northgate High School
10.8 km · Norfolk

Good2023

1.6applications per place 40.6Attainment 8
The Nicholas Hamond Academy
11.7 km · Norfolk

2026

1.2applications per place 43.7Attainment 8
Dereham Neatherd High School
12.0 km · Norfolk

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.6applications per place 43.1Attainment 8
Fakenham Academy
13.5 km · Norfolk

Standards maintained2024

1.2applications per place 41.4Attainment 8
Wayland Academy
17.6 km · Norfolk

Good2023

1.2applications per place 50.2Attainment 8
Reepham High School and College
21.6 km · Norfolk

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.7applications per place 49.2Attainment 8
Springwood High School
24.7 km · Norfolk

Remains Good2022

2.0applications per place 46.2Attainment 8
Alderman Peel High School
25.5 km · Norfolk

Good2022

1.5applications per place 39.6Attainment 8

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 converter
Phase: All-through
URN · DfE number: 146237 · 926/4053
Trust: Synergy Multi Academy Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 607 pupils · 727 on roll
Free school meals: 20.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2018
Replaced: Litcham School (URN 121168); Litcham Primary School (URN 120826)
Address: Church Street, Litcham, King's Lynn, PE32 2NS
Local authority: Norfolk · Breckland

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources