Fakenham Academy

Academy sponsor led · Secondary school · Fakenham, Norfolk
NR21 9QT
Composite score
51.1

Fakenham Academy at a glance

Located in Fakenham, Norfolk, Fakenham Academy is a secondary school, classified by the DfE as an academy sponsor led. The school educates roughly 743 pupils aged 11 to 18. In the most recent GCSE results, pupils achieved an average Attainment 8 score of 40.9, below the national average of 46. That marks an improvement of 2.5 points in its Attainment 8 score on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of secondary schools nationally.

35% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, below the national average of about 45%. 56% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. Fakenham Academy does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links further down the page.

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#2,409
National rank
#265
In East of England
#41
In Norfolk
Top 76%
Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score
40.9
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
35%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
56%
% EBacc grade 5+
3%
EBacc average points score
3.63

School profile

Pupils on roll 743 % FSM ever-6 25.7% % EAL 5.4% Age range 11–18 Gender Mixed

Location

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