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Heacham Infant and Nursery School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–7 · Academy

School Road, Heacham, King's Lynn PE31 7DQ · heachaminfant.norfolk.sch.uk · 01485 570357

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Overview

Ofsted
Good
2019 framework · inspected Dec 2022
Demand for places
1.0
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
102
12 over 90 places · 113%
Local authority
Norfolk
Nursery class
Yes
Free school meals
22.7%
First language not English
3.9%
School census 2025/26
Trust
West Norfolk Academies Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, 18 families put the school first and 18 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: 20 (Places 21)20September 2023: 23 (Places 23)23September 2024: 22 (Places 22)22September 2025: 21 (Places 21)21September 2026: 18 (Places 18)18Places 18
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202618181100%
September 2025Sept 202521211100%
September 2024Sept 202422221100%
September 2023Sept 202323231100%
September 2022Sept 202221201100%

Ofsted

Heacham Infant and Nursery School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 6 December 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.

Overall
Good
Inspected
6 Dec 2022
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

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

Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, Oct 2019

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Oct 2019Ungraded inspectionConcerns
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • May 2011Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood
  • May 2008Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood

What parents said

80% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (15 replies, to 4 September 2023).

Recommend
80%
Replies
15
13% · 4 Sept 2023
Child is happy at school▼80% agreeEngland 88%
Child feels safe●87% agreeEngland 89%
Pupils are well behaved▲87% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations●80% agreeEngland 82%
Child does well●87% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▲94% agreeEngland 82%
Told how child is doing▲87% agreeEngland 84%
Good range of subjects▲93% agreeEngland 90%
Can join clubs and activities▲93% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development●80% agreeEngland 78%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼69% agreeEngland 76%

based on the 67% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly●50% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 40% who had a child bullied

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