Narborough Church of England Primary Academy

Academy sponsor led·Primary school King's Lynn, Norfolk·PE32 1TA
Composite score
28.6
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#13,576
National rank
#1506
In East of England
#219
In Norfolk
Top 92%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
44%
% achieving higher RWM
0%
Reading average scaled score
101.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
101.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
12 first choices, 12 places
First choices per place
1.00
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
20
any preference, for 12 places
First preferences per place, last five years▶ 0.00
00.511.5
1 per place
1.1320221.0020230.9020241.0020251.002026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put Narborough Church of England Primary Academy first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
3–11
Pupils on roll
87
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
30.8%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
5.7%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
23.0%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
9.2%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
3.8%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
3.8%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
15.0
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£21,476
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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About Narborough Church of England Primary Academy

Narborough Church of England Primary Academy is a primary school in King's Lynn, Norfolk, classified by the DfE as a sponsor-led academy with a Church of England religious character. Around 87 pupils aged 3 to 11 attend the school. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 44% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — well below the national average of 61%. That is down 14.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year, though small year groups can make these figures swing sharply from year to year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 101 in reading and 101 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). Narborough Church of England Primary Academy was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 12 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 3.8%. There are about 15.0 pupils per teacher. Narborough Church of England Primary 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 above.

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