Hunstanton Primary SchoolHeacham Infant and Nursery School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.

Summary of the comparison

Hunstanton Primary School and Heacham Infant and Nursery School are primary schools.

  • Hunstanton Primary School scores 44 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Heacham Infant and Nursery School scores 64 out of 100 (grade C, average). Heacham Infant and Nursery School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Hunstanton Primary School was judged Good and Heacham Infant and Nursery School was judged Good.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Hunstanton Primary School (50.0% in 2022-23, 57.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Hunstanton Primary School versus Heacham Infant and Nursery School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure HunstantonHunstanton Primary SchoolKing's LynnHeacham Infant and Nursery SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD44/100C64/100Stronger figure
Local ranking187th of 333 in Norfolk Stronger figure318th of 333 in Norfolk
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeFoundation school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 3-7
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll174 96
Capacity210 90
LocationHunstanton, PE36 5DY King's Lynn, PE31 7DQ
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard57.0% Not reported62.0%
At higher standard4.0% Not reported8.0%
Reading average scaled score104.0 Not reported106.0
Maths average scaled score105.0 Not reported105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census174 96
Free school meals (ever 6)39.7% 20.0%
English as an additional language10.3% 5.2%
SEN support27.0% 20.8%
SEN with an EHC plan3.5% 1.0%
Attendance
Overall absence5.9% Stronger figure6.6% 6.2%
Persistent absence21.0% Stronger figure22.9% 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.

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.

Hunstanton Primary School

Heacham Infant and Nursery School

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