Schools by area › Norfolk › Fakenham Academy
Fakenham Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Sponsored academy
Field Lane, Fakenham NR21 9QT · fakenhamacademy.org · 01328 862545
On the mapSearch near NR21 9QT
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Oct 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 40.9
- average Attainment 8 score. Norfolk 45.2, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 723
- 96% of 750 places
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 25.6%
- First language not English
- 5.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 134 families put the school first and 135 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 135 | 134 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 103 | 100 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 106 | 106 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 129 | 127 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 134 | 131 | 1 | 99% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 40.9, and 35.2% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Norfolk it was 45.2, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C- (27.5 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼40.9 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼35.2% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼55.5% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲61.7% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.63 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 34.1 | −1.6 |
| Further education | 47.4 | +5.7 |
| Apprenticeship | 3.7 | −0.6 |
| Employment | 8.1 | +0.3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 3.7 | −5.9 |
| Activity not captured | 3 | +2.1 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44 students | C- (27.5) | Above average +0.23 | |
| 44 students | C- (27.6) | Above average +0.24 | |
| 13 students | Dist (34.2) | Well above average +0.64 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 41 | C (31.4) | +0.25 |
| 2022/23 | 71 | C- (28.2) | — |
| 2021/22 | 67 | C- (28.1) | — |
| 2018/19 | 66 | C+ (32.5) | +0.06 |
| 2017/18 | 66 | C- (28.3) | -0.01 |
| 2016/17 | 73 | C (28.9) | -0.07 |
| 2015/16 | 93 | C (28.4) | -0.23 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 38 | +2.4 |
| Further education | 2 | −0.8 |
| Apprenticeship | 14 | +9.9 |
| Employment | 28 | −15.8 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 18 | +5.7 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 9 October 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Fakenham Academy was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 8 Oct 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Jan 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jan 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective Jun 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good
What parents said
79% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (87 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 79%
- Replies
- 87
- 12% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 83% who raised concerns
based on the 29% who had a child bullied
based on 18 parents (21%) with SEND