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Rudham CofE Primary Academy

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

personMrs Belinda Allen

corporate_fareTHE DIOCESE OF NORWICH EDUCATION AND ACADEMIES TRUST

location_onKing's Lynn, PE31 8RF

language Visit Website phone 1485528230

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2019

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Students

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Expected Standard

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Rudham CofE Primary Academy is a Academy converter primary school in King's Lynn, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted.

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School Summary

Rudham CofE Primary Academy is an academy converter in King's Lynn, Norfolk, admitting pupils aged 4-11. It is part of THE DIOCESE OF NORWICH EDUCATION AND ACADEMIES TRUST. The school has approximately 60 pupils on roll, of whom 32% are eligible for free school meals.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2019. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 14.8:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.7 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

LA 53%

Reading-% LA 69%

Writing-% LA 63%

Maths-% LA 66%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

22%

LA 49%England 61%

Reading67% LA 69% · Eng 74%

Writing39% LA 59% · Eng 72%

Maths33% LA 64% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

57%

LA 49%England 60%

Reading86% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Writing64% LA 61% · Eng 71%

Maths71% LA 63% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.0

Read

LA -0.8

-4.4 to 2.4

-0.7

Write

LA -1.7

-4.0 to 2.6

-2.4

Maths

LA -1.5

-5.6 to 0.8

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

42%

LA 58%England 65%

Reading50% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Writing67% LA 73% · Eng 78%

Maths75% LA 71% · Eng 79%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

-4.2

Read

LA -0.9

-7.7 to -0.7

-3.6

Write

LA -1.1

-6.8 to -0.3

-3.8

Maths

LA -1.5

-6.9 to -0.8

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

86%

LA 57%

Reading86% LA 70%

Writing100% LA 73%

Maths100% LA 68%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.7

Read

LA -0.8

-3.7 to 5.1

Write

LA -0.9

-0.2 to 8.2

1.9

Maths

LA -1.3

-2.1 to 5.9

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

11 March 2025

Inspection Report

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27 March 2019

Inspection Report

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07 June 2016

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2019-03-27

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2014-05-15

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2010-03-30

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

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 60 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	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	60	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	60	2	3.3%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	73	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	75	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	74	3	4.1%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	81	3	3.7%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	86	1	1.2%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	84	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	83	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	81	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	78	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	88	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	90	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	90	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	86	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	86	1	1.2%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	92	1	1.1%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	101	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	99	4	4.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	99	3	3.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	91	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	91	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	92	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	85	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	86	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	82	0	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.

Specific Learning Difficulty 6 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 4 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 3 pupils

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Rudham CofE Primary Academy

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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