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Litcham School
All-through · Mixed · Ages 4–16 · Academy
Church Street, Litcham, King's Lynn PE32 2NS · litchamschool.org.uk · 01328 701265
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Dec 2022
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 41.4
- average Attainment 8 score. Norfolk 45.2, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 727
- 120 over 607 places · 120%
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery class
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 20.1%
- First language not English
- 2.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 63 families put the school first and 69 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 | 69 | 63 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 79 | 68 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 96 | 95 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 89 | 93 | 1▲ | 94% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 89 | 111 | 1.2▲ | 78% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 41.4, and 32.4% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Norfolk it was 45.2, and across England 46.
In 2024/25, 63% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 7% the higher standard. Across Norfolk it was 56%, and across England 62%.
Key stage 2 results
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ●63% | 62% | ||
| ●7% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●107 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 121168)
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼41.4 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼32.4% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼61.1% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲54.6% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.72 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 121168)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 36.4 | −12.7 |
| Sixth form college | 0.8 | — |
| Further education | 41.9 | +9.2 |
| Other education | 2.3 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 7.8 | +1.4 |
| Employment | 2.3 | −4.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.7 | +2.9 |
| Activity not captured | 3.9 | +0.3 |
Ofsted
Litcham School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 14 December 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 14 Dec 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Nov 2015
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 121168), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Nov 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 121168)
Sept 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 121168)
What parents said
82% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (133 replies, to 4 September 2023).
- Recommend
- 82%
- Replies
- 133
- 17% · 4 Sept 2023
based on the 84% who raised concerns
based on the 46% who had a child bullied
based on 36 parents (27%) with SEND