Castle Acre Church of England Primary AcademySacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Swaffham

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.

Summary of the comparison

Castle Acre Church of England Primary Academy and Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Swaffham are primary schools.

  • Castle Acre Church of England Primary Academy scores 61 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Swaffham scores 15 out of 100 (grade F, weak). Castle Acre Church of England Primary Academy is ahead on our composite score.

  • Castle Acre Church of England Primary Academy was judged Good and Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Swaffham was judged Inadequate.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 33.0% for Castle Acre Church of England Primary Academy and 0.0% for Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Swaffham.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Castle Acre Church of England Primary Academy (50.0% in 2022-23, 33.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Castle Acre Church of England Primary Academy versus Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Swaffham compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure King's LynnCastle Acre Church of England Primary AcademySwaffhamSacred Heart Catholic Primary School, SwaffhamEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC61/100Stronger figureF15/100
Local ranking60th of 333 in Norfolk Stronger figure333rd of 333 in Norfolk
InspectionOfsted: GoodStronger figureOfsted: Inadequate
School typeAcademy sponsor led Academy sponsor led
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range5-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll72 89
Capacity77 210
LocationKing's Lynn, PE32 2AR Swaffham, PE37 7HL
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard33.0% Stronger figure0.0% 62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 0.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score103.0 Stronger figure98.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score102.0 Stronger figure94.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census72 89
Free school meals (ever 6)26.4% 38.2%
English as an additional language6.9% 10.1%
SEN support22.2% 19.1%
SEN with an EHC plan9.7% 10.1%
Attendance
Overall absence4.9% Stronger figure10.8% 6.2%
Persistent absence11.5% Stronger figure37.5% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Full profiles: Castle Acre Church of England Primary Academy · Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Swaffham