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Harpley CofE VC Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Kirsten Stibbon

location_onKing's Lynn, PE31 6DY

language Visit Website phone 1485520274

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2016

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Students

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Expected Standard

33%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Harpley CofE VC Primary School is a Voluntary controlled school primary school in King's Lynn, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 96% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Harpley CofE VC Primary School is a voluntary controlled school in King's Lynn, Norfolk, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 56 pupils on roll, of whom 21% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 33% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #253 of 265 primaries in Norfolk and #13,785 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2016. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 18.5:1. There is 1 teaching vacancy.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

33%

LA 53%

Reading50% LA 69%

Writing33% LA 63%

Maths50% LA 66%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

29%

LA 49%England 61%

Reading71% LA 69% · Eng 74%

Writing43% LA 59% · Eng 72%

Maths71% LA 64% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 49%England 60%

Reading-% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Writing-% LA 61% · Eng 71%

Maths-% LA 63% · Eng 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

LA -0.8

Write

LA -1.7

Maths

LA -1.5

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

67%

LA 58%England 65%

Reading67% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Writing67% LA 73% · Eng 78%

Maths67% LA 71% · Eng 79%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

LA -0.9

Write

LA -1.1

Maths

LA -1.5

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

67%

LA 57%

Reading78% LA 70%

Writing78% LA 73%

Maths67% LA 68%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

LA -0.8

-3.2 to 5.2

-4.5

Write

LA -0.9

-8.5 to -0.5

-1.2

Maths

LA -1.3

-5 to 2.6

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

15 July 2021

Inspection Report

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07 June 2016

Inspection Report

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28 March 2014

Inspection Report

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14 February 2011

Inspection Report

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25 April 2008

Inspection Report

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27 April 2004

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2016-06-07

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2011-02-14

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2008-04-25

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 56 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	56	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	53	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	56	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	56	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	47	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	49	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	52	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	53	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	60	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	58	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	58	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	52	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	49	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	47	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	53	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	53	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	51	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	52	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	52	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	53	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	58	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	57	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	61	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	50	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	50	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	50	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 6 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 1 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 1 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

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Harpley CofE VC Primary School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Faith Priority (Church of England)

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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