Fairstead Community Primary and Nursery SchoolHoward Junior School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in King's Lynn.
Summary of the comparison
Fairstead Community Primary and Nursery School and Howard Junior School are primary schools in King's Lynn.
Fairstead Community Primary and Nursery School scores 38 out of 100 (grade F, weak) and Howard Junior School scores 34 out of 100 (grade F, weak). Fairstead Community Primary and Nursery School is ahead on our composite score.
Fairstead Community Primary and Nursery School was judged the expected standard and Howard Junior School 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 42.0% for Fairstead Community Primary and Nursery School and 43.0% for Howard Junior 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).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | King's LynnFairstead Community Primary and Nursery School | King's LynnHoward Junior School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | F38/100Stronger figure | F34/100 | |
| Local ranking | 228th of 333 in Norfolk Stronger figure | 325th of 333 in Norfolk | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: GoodStronger figure | Ofsted: Inadequate | |
| School type | Community school | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 3-11 | 7-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 433 | 172 | |
| Capacity | 446 | 229 | |
| Location | King's Lynn, PE30 4RR | King's Lynn, PE30 4QJ | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | 42.0% | 43.0% Stronger figure | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | 0.0% | 7.0% Stronger figure | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | 104.0 Stronger figure | 99.0 | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | 101.0 Stronger figure | 100.0 | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 433 | 172 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 32.9% | 44.2% | |
| English as an additional language | 42.3% | 45.9% | |
| SEN support | 14.8% | 37.8% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 4.8% | 4.7% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 5.6% | 5.3% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 14.2% | 13.0% Stronger figure | 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
Howard Junior School
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