Fairstead Community Primary and Nursery SchoolAshwicken Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in King's Lynn.
Summary of the comparison
Fairstead Community Primary and Nursery School and Ashwicken Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School are primary schools in King's Lynn.
Fairstead Community Primary and Nursery School scores 38 out of 100 (grade F, weak) and Ashwicken Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School scores 49 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Ashwicken Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School is ahead on our composite score.
Fairstead Community Primary and Nursery School was judged the expected standard and Ashwicken Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School was judged the expected standard.
On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 42.0% for Fairstead Community Primary and Nursery School and 67.0% for Ashwicken Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Fairstead Community Primary and Nursery School (30.0% in 2022-23, 42.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Ashwicken Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School (56.0% in 2022-23, 67.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | King's LynnFairstead Community Primary and Nursery School | King's LynnAshwicken Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | F38/100 | D49/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 228th of 333 in Norfolk | 146th of 333 in Norfolk Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Expected | |
| School type | Community school | Voluntary aided school | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 3-11 | 5-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 433 | 103 | |
| Capacity | 446 | 105 | |
| Location | King's Lynn, PE30 4RR | King's Lynn, PE32 1LY | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | 42.0% | 67.0% Stronger figure | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | 0.0% | 5.0% Stronger figure | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | 104.0 | 106.0 Stronger figure | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | 101.0 | 104.0 Stronger figure | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 433 | 103 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 32.9% | 11.7% | |
| English as an additional language | 42.3% | 6.8% | |
| SEN support | 14.8% | 16.5% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 4.8% | 6.8% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 5.6% | 5.2% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 14.2% Stronger figure | 14.9% | 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.
KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Fairstead Community Primary and Nursery School
Ashwicken Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Full profiles: Fairstead Community Primary and Nursery School · Ashwicken Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School