OFSTED
15 November 2023
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Norfolk
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
199
178 full-time ·
21 part-time
Female pupils
96
48.2% of pupils
Male pupils
103
51.8% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
2.2 pts
below England
School
22.6%
King's Lynn and West Norfolk
23.2%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
16.3 pts
below England
School
4.0%
King's Lynn and West Norfolk
15.9%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
7.0 pts
above England
School
8.0%
King's Lynn and West Norfolk
3.1%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
96.5%
192
Any other White background
2.0%
4
White and Asian
1.5%
3
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
24.1%
48 of
199 pupils
3.3 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
5.8 pts
above
England
6.0%
2.5 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
59.0%
1.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
62.0%
Reading
11.8 pts below England
School
62.0%
King's Lynn and West Norfolk
67.1%
East of England
72.9%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
62.0%
Writing
8.3 pts below England
School
62.0%
King's Lynn and West Norfolk
65.4%
East of England
68.0%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
69.0%
Maths
3.0 pts below England
School
69.0%
King's Lynn and West Norfolk
67.3%
East of England
70.3%
England
72.0%
School results show the percentage of
pupils meeting the expected standard.
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages and are not
pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
5.59%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.63 pts
lower than
England
School
5.59%
King's Lynn and West Norfolk
6.25%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
11.04%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
4.77 pts
lower than
England
School
11.04%
King's Lynn and West Norfolk
16.34%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.23%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.58 pts
lower than
England
School
1.23%
King's Lynn and West Norfolk
1.77%
East of England
1.83%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
79.6%
8.6 pts
below England
Dersingham Primary School
79.6%
King's Lynn and West Norfolk
80.9%
East of England
87.4%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.