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Ofsted: Requires improvement

Fen Rivers Academy

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted
personMrs Amanda Fewkes
corporate_fareTHE BRIDGE MAT LTD
location_onKing's Lynn, PE30 2HU
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Ofsted

Requires improvement

Inspected 2022

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Attainment 8

9.5

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Age Range

4-16

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Fen Rivers Academy is a Academy special sponsor led school in King's Lynn, serving ages 4-16. Currently Requires Improvement according to Ofsted — the school is working to raise standards.

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School Summary

Fen Rivers Academy is an academy special sponsor led in King's Lynn, Norfolk, admitting pupils aged 4-16. It is part of THE BRIDGE MAT LTD. The school has approximately 82 pupils on roll, of whom 59% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, pupils achieved an Attainment 8 score of 9.5. 0.00% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in English and Maths.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2022. The school's current overall rating is Requires improvement. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Requires improvement, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 9.1:1. There is 1 teaching vacancy.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there was 1 permanent exclusion. The average suspension rate was 47.6 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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Secondary Performance Trends (KS4)

2025
Progress 8 Score

-

Attainment 8

9.5

Grade 5+ E&M

0.00%

Entering EBacc0.00%
EBacc APS0.54
2024
Progress 8 Score

-

Attainment 8

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Grade 5+ E&M

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Entering EBacc-%
EBacc APS-
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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

0%

LA 53%
Reading0% LA 69%
Writing0% LA 63%
Maths0% LA 66%

Read SS

85

Maths SS

-

GPS SS

83

Progress (0 = national avg)

-

Read

-

Write

-

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

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LA 49%England 61%
Reading-% LA 69% · Eng 74%
Writing-% LA 59% · Eng 72%
Maths-% LA 64% · Eng 73%

Read SS

-

Maths SS

-

GPS SS

-

Progress (0 = national avg)

-

Read

-

Write

-

Maths

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

Inspection Report

Inspection History

2 Evaluations
Serious Weaknesses S5 Reinspection EIF
Requires improvement
Education
Requires improvement
Behaviour
Good
Development
Good
Leadership
Good
None EIF
Inadequate
Education
No Judgement
Behaviour
No Judgement
Development
No Judgement
Leadership
Inadequate

Data sources: School information from GIAS (DfE). Ofsted inspection data from Ofsted. Performance data from DfE Performance Tables. Parent View data from Ofsted Parent View. Census data from DfE Explore Education Statistics. Rankings are computed by SchoolsInfo.uk using public DfE data. Data updated annually. Last refresh: March 2026. How we calculate rankings →

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