SCHOOL PROFILE

Emneth Academy

Primary Academy sponsor led URN 144361
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 210 Published school capacity
Capacity used 99.5% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

7 February 2024
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy sponsor led
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Norfolk
Trust EASTERN MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 209 209 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 96 45.9% of pupils
Male pupils 113 54.1% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

19.1%
5.7 pts below England
School 19.1%
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.

1.0%
19.3 pts below England
School 1.0%
King's Lynn and West Norfolk 15.9%
East of England 16.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

1.0%
0.0 pts in line with England
School 1.0%
King's Lynn and West Norfolk 3.1%
East of England 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
91.9%
192
Any other White background
2.9%
6
Gypsy / Roma
2.4%
5
Unclassified
1.0%
2
White and Black Caribbean
1.0%
2
Any other Asian background
0.5%
1
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 19.6% 41 of 209 pupils
1.2 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 19.6%
King's Lynn and West Norfolk 23.0%
East of England 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 15.3% 32 pupils
England 14.8% 0.5 pts above
EHC plans 4.3% 9 pupils
England 6.0% 1.7 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 15
Social, emotional & mental health 14
No specialist assessment yet 4
Autistic spectrum disorder 3
Moderate learning difficulty 3
Severe learning difficulty 1

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

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

60.0% 0.4 pts below England
School 60.0%
King's Lynn and West Norfolk 55.1%
East of England 58.3%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

64.0%

9.8 pts below England

School 64.0%
King's Lynn and West Norfolk 67.1%
East of England 72.9%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

80.0%

9.7 pts above England

School 80.0%
King's Lynn and West Norfolk 65.4%
East of England 68.0%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

72.0%

In line with England

School 72.0%
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

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

5.37%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.84 pts lower than England
School 5.37%
King's Lynn and West Norfolk 6.25%
East of England 6.17%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

19.66%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

3.85 pts higher than England
School 19.66%
King's Lynn and West Norfolk 16.34%
East of England 15.39%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.00%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.80 pts lower than England
School 0.00%
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

99.5% 11.3 pts above England
Emneth Academy
99.5%
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.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information