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Harpley CofE VC Primary School

URN
121092
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Harpley CofE VC Primary School
URN
121092
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4-11
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Limited Data

39 / 100

Limited Data

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

10

Inspection

78

Admissions Value

10

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

100

School Compass rankings

School rankings are not currently available.

School Compass recommendation

Insufficient Data

Not enough information is available to generate a recommendation.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Not recommended
  • Admissions pressure: Very high competition
  • Admissions risk: Very high risk

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Crime & Safety

Safety information unavailable.

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

Report card (from November 2025)

From November 2025, Ofsted no longer gives a single overall grade. Schools receive grades across several areas on a report card.

Latest publication date
15 March 2026
Inspection date
13 January 2026
Inspection type
S5 Inspection
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingMet

Inspection outcomes

  • Safeguarding

    Met

    Graded 13 January 2026

  • Inclusion

    Expected standard

    Graded 13 January 2026

  • Curriculum and teaching

Admissions

Very High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Reception in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

1

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

6

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

1

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

6×

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)
School website
www.gmhfed.norfolk.sch.uk

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 2 (primary)

Key stage 2 (primary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 2 attainment for academic year 2024/25.

Reading expected standard

Reading expected %

50.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

33.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

50.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

33.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

PE31 6DY - School Lane, Harpley, King's Lynn, Norfolk

Contact details

Address
School Lane, Harpley, King's Lynn, Norfolk
Postcode
PE31 6DY
Phone
1485520274
Website
www.gmhfed.norfolk.sch.uk
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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.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

Needs attention

Graded 13 January 2026

  • Achievement

    Needs attention

    Graded 13 January 2026

  • Attendance and behaviour

    Expected standard

    Graded 13 January 2026

  • Personal development and wellbeing

    Expected standard

    Graded 13 January 2026

  • Leadership and governance

    Needs attention

    Graded 13 January 2026

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    Inspection history

    Showing the last 2 inspections on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    15 March 202613 January 2026S5 InspectionReport cardView report for inspection published 15 March 2026
    30 September 202115 July 2021S5 InspectionSchool remains GoodView report for inspection published 30 September 2021
    • Report card

      Published
      15 March 2026
      Inspected
      13 January 2026
      Type
      S5 Inspection
      Report
      View report
    • School remains Good

      Published
      30 September 2021
      Inspected
      15 July 2021
      Type
      S5 Inspection
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    16.7%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 1

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

    Writing progress

    Not published

    Maths progress

    Maths progress

    Not published

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    110

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

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

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Great Massingham CofE Primary School3.4 kmPrimaryOpen
    Rudham CofE Primary Academy4.2 kmPrimaryOpen
    Rudham CofE Primary School4.2 kmPrimaryClosed
    Flitcham Church of England Primary Academy6.1 kmPrimaryOpen
    Flitcham Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School6.1 kmPrimaryClosed
    The King George VI School, Great Bircham6.8 kmPrimaryClosed
    Church Hill First School7.6 kmPrimaryClosed
    Weasenham Church of England Primary Academy7.8 kmPrimaryClosed
    Weasenham Church of England Primary School7.8 kmPrimaryClosed
    Blenheim Park Academy8.4 kmPrimaryOpen
    • Great Massingham CofE Primary School
      Distance
      3.4 km
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • Rudham CofE Primary Academy
      Distance
      4.2 km
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • Rudham CofE Primary School
      Distance
      4.2 km
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Flitcham Church of England Primary Academy
      Distance
      6.1 km
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open

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      Postcode
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    • Admirals Academy
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    Distance
    6.1 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • The King George VI School, Great Bircham
    Distance
    6.8 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Church Hill First School
    Distance
    7.6 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Weasenham Church of England Primary Academy
    Distance
    7.8 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Weasenham Church of England Primary School
    Distance
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    Phase
    Primary
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  • Blenheim Park Academy
    Distance
    8.4 km
    Phase
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  • Phase
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    Postcode
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