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Cherry Tree Academy Trust Marham Infant

Primary · Mixed · Ages 5–7 · Academy

Cedar Road, Upper Marham, Cedar Road, King's Lynn PE33 9LT · cherrytreeacademy.co.uk · 01760 337217

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Overview

Ofsted
No overall grade
2019 framework · inspected Jun 2025
Demand for places
1.0
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
136
57% of 240 places
Local authority
Norfolk
Free school meals
9.6%
First language not English
2.9%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, 46 families put the school first and 46 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 55 (Places 55)55September 2023: 44 (Places 44)44September 2024: 39 (Places 40)39September 2025: 51 (Places 51)51September 2026: 46 (Places 46)46Places 46
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202646461100%
September 2025Sept 202551511100%
September 2024Sept 202440391100%
September 2023Sept 202344441100%
September 2022Sept 202255551100%

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Cherry Tree Academy Trust Marham Infant on 17 June 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.

Overall
No overall grade
Inspected
17 Jun 2025
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Early yearsGood

Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Feb 2023

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Feb 2023Requires improvement
    Quality of educationRequires improvement
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Personal developmentGood
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    Early yearsRequires improvement
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Nov 2011Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood
  • Feb 2009Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsRequires improvement

What parents said

100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (33 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
100%
Replies
33
22% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school▲100% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▲100% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▲97% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▲91% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▲100% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▲100% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▲100% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▲100% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▲100% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development▲94% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲100% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 79% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly●50% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 36% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▲100% agreeEngland 67%

based on 12 parents (36%) with SEND

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