Fakenham Academy
Field Lane, Fakenham, NR21 9QT
723 pupils · 96% of 750 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- SAPIENTIA EDUCATION TRUST
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 25.6%
Ofsted
Standards maintained (2024) — Ungraded inspection — “Standards maintained” (no overall grade issued)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 9 October 2024, published 13 November 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 40.9 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 35.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 55.5% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 61.7% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.99 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 135 | 134 | 164 | 134 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 103 | 100 | 136 | 103 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 106 | 106 | 120 | 106 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 129 | 127 | 154 | 128 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 134 | 131 | 156 | 131 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 141 | 136 | 154 | 137 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 134 | 135 | 158 | 134 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 132 | 128 | 155 | 129 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Alderman Peel High School 12.1 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Northgate High School 18.3 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Dereham Neatherd High School 19.4 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Reepham High School and College 20 km · No overall grade (2025)
- The Nicholas Hamond Academy 24.8 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Smithdon High School 25.7 km · Good (2023) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.