Ofsted: Good emoji_events #228 in Norfolk public Top 95% UK

Fakenham Junior School

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

personMr Adam Mason

corporate_fareSYNERGY MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

location_onFakenham, NR21 8BN

language Visit Website phone 1328862188

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2023

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Students

298

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Expected Standard

35%

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Age Range

7-11

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Fakenham Junior School is a Academy converter primary school in Fakenham, serving ages 7-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 95% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Fakenham Junior School is an academy converter in Fakenham, Norfolk, admitting pupils aged 7-11. It is part of SYNERGY MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 263 pupils on roll, of whom 21% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 35% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #228 of 265 primaries in Norfolk and #13,150 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 21.2:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there was 1 permanent exclusion. The average suspension rate was 5.9 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

35%

LA 53%

Reading60% LA 69%

Writing54% LA 63%

Maths58% LA 66%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

59%

LA 49%England 61%

Reading78% LA 69% · Eng 74%

Writing67% LA 59% · Eng 72%

Maths72% LA 64% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

37%

LA 49%England 60%

Reading63% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Writing50% LA 61% · Eng 71%

Maths59% LA 63% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.3

Read

LA -0.8

-2.6 to 0.0

-3.7

Write

LA -1.7

-5.0 to -2.4

-1.6

Maths

LA -1.5

-2.9 to -0.4

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

13 September 2023

Inspection Report

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05 April 2019

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2023-09-13

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2015-06-24

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2013-07-11

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

7.2%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

3.4%(9 pupils)

Spring term 2025

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

Permanent Exclusions

1pupils

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National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 263 pupils. During this period, there were 19 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 7.2%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	263	19	7.2%	0.8%	1
2024/25 (Autumn term)	263	12	4.6%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	256	3	1.2%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	258	3	1.2%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	261	12	4.6%	0.8%	1
2022/23 (Summer term)	296	16	5.4%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	298	1	0.3%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	297	7	2.4%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	300	2	0.7%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	300	2	0.7%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	300	6	2.0%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	314	9	2.9%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	315	4	1.3%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	314	7	2.2%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	334	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	334	5	1.5%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	335	5	1.5%	0.6%	0

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.

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 8 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 6 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 6 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 3 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

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Fakenham Junior School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

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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