Fakenham Academy
Field Lane, Fakenham, NR21 9QT
Local ranking32nd of 53 secondary schools in Norfolk
Ofsted: Good
Secondary
Phase
750
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Year:
GCSE Results
2024-25- Average Attainment 8
- 40.9 nat46.0
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 35.2% nat45.4%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 55.5% nat64.8%
- Entering EBacc
- 61.7% nat40.5%
- EBacc APS
- 3.6 nat4.1
- Cohort Size
- 128
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 94.0%
- Continued in education
- 81.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 5.0%
- Employment
- 8.0%
- Not sustained
- 6.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 90.0%
- Higher education
- 41.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 15.0%
- Employment
- 34.0%
- Not sustained
- 10.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25C-
Avg A-Level Grade
27.5
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
27.7
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
44
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 12.9% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 34.2
- 16-18 Cohort
- 105
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 743
- Boys
- 365 (49%)
- Girls
- 378 (51%)
- Capacity
- 750 (99% full)
- SEND
- 18.7%
- FSM Eligible
- 25.7%
- EAL
- 5.4%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 3.5%
- SEN Support
- 15.2%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 17.1:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 43.4
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,425/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 8.5% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 25.2% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 89.0%
- White Other: 3.3%
- Other: 3.3%
- Mixed White & Asian: 2.0%
- Asian Indian: 0.8%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.4%
- Asian Chinese: 0.4%
- Black Caribbean: 0.4%
89.0%
White British
3.3%
White Other
3.3%
Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Administrative
- URN
- 139572
- UKPRN
- 10041277
- Establishment No.
- 4003
- Trust
- SAPIENTIA EDUCATION TRUST