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Castle Acre CofE VC Primary School

URN
121030
Phase
Primary
Status
Closed

School overview

School name
Castle Acre CofE VC Primary School
URN
121030
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
5-11
Status
Closed

School Compass Score

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School Compass rankings

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School Compass recommendation

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Crime & Safety

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.
  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.

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Ofsted inspections

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Admissions

Moderate pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Reception in academic year 2015/16.

Academic year

Academic year

2015/16

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

13

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

16

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

13

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

1.23×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
Norfolk
Admissions portal
Surrey admissions
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)

Performance & outcomes

Performance information is not currently available for this school.

Location

PE32 2AR - Back Lane, Castle Acre, King's Lynn, Norfolk

Contact details

Address
Back Lane, Castle Acre, King's Lynn, Norfolk
Postcode
PE32 2AR
Phone
-
Website
-
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Norfolk
Local authority code
926

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 932 schools in Norfolk.

Authority statistics

Total schools

932

Open schools

462

Closed schools

468

Primary schools

658

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

Offer rate

81.3%

Offers as a share of applications

First preference offers: 10

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

Secondary schools

110

Special schools

0

Phase distribution

  • Primary658 (70.9%)
  • Secondary110 (11.9%)
  • Special0 (0.0%)
  • Other160 (17.2%)

Nearby schools

School nameDistancePhaseStatus
Castle Acre Church of England Primary Academy174 mPrimaryOpen
Sporle Voluntary Controlled Primary School5.0 kmPrimaryClosed
Sporle Church of England Primary Academy5.0 kmPrimaryOpen
OneSchool Global UK - Swaffham Campus5.3 kmNot applicableOpen
Great Dunham Primary School5.8 kmPrimaryClosed
Great Dunham Primary School5.8 kmPrimaryClosed
Sacred Heart School6.0 kmNot applicableClosed
Fred Nicholson School6.0 kmNot applicableOpen
Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School6.0 kmPrimaryClosed
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Swaffham6.1 kmPrimaryOpen
  • Castle Acre Church of England Primary Academy
    Distance
    174 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Sporle Voluntary Controlled Primary School
    Distance
    5.0 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Sporle Church of England Primary Academy
    Distance
    5.0 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • OneSchool Global UK - Swaffham Campus
    Distance
    5.3 km
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Open

Similar schools

Same phase (Primary) and local authority (Norfolk)

School namePhasePostcodeStatus
Abbey Junior SchoolPrimaryIP24 1EBClosed
Acle Church of England Primary AcademyPrimaryNR13 3RQOpen
Acle St Edmund Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolPrimaryNR13 3RQClosed
Admirals AcademyPrimaryIP24 2JTOpen
Admirals AcademyPrimaryIP24 2JTClosed
  • Abbey Junior School
    Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    IP24 1EB
    Status
    Closed
  • Acle Church of England Primary Academy
    Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    NR13 3RQ
    Status
    Open
  • Acle St Edmund Voluntary Controlled Primary School
    Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    NR13 3RQ
    Status
    Closed
  • Admirals Academy
    Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    IP24 2JT
    Status
    Open
  • Admirals Academy
  • Great Dunham Primary School
    Distance
    5.8 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Great Dunham Primary School
    Distance
    5.8 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Sacred Heart School
    Distance
    6.0 km
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • Fred Nicholson School
    Distance
    6.0 km
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Open
  • Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School
    Distance
    6.0 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Swaffham
    Distance
    6.1 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    IP24 2JT
    Status
    Closed