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Castle Acre Church of England Primary Academy

URN
142467
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Castle Acre Church of England Primary Academy
URN
142467
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
5-11
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Limited Data

38 / 100

Limited Data

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

10

Inspection

68

Admissions Value

17

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

Ungraded inspection
Latest publication date
7 May 2025
Inspection date
25 March 2025
Inspection type
-
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Outcome

    Standards maintained

    Graded 7 May 2025

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Inspection history

Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

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)

2

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

6

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

2

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

3×

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.castleacre.dneat.org

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 %

42.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

42.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

42.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

33.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

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
1760755305
Website
www.castleacre.dneat.org
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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.

PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
7 May 202525 March 2025-Standards maintainedView report for inspection published 7 May 2025
  • Standards maintained

    Published
    7 May 2025
    Inspected
    25 March 2025
    Type
    -
    Report
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

Offer rate

33.3%

Offers as a share of applications

First preference offers: 2

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
Castle Acre CofE VC Primary School174 mPrimaryClosed
Sporle Voluntary Controlled Primary School5.1 kmPrimaryClosed
Sporle Church of England Primary Academy5.1 kmPrimaryOpen
OneSchool Global UK - Swaffham Campus5.5 kmNot applicableOpen
Great Dunham Primary School5.8 kmPrimaryClosed
Great Dunham Primary School5.8 kmPrimaryClosed
Sacred Heart School6.2 kmNot applicableClosed
Fred Nicholson School6.2 kmNot applicableOpen
Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School6.2 kmPrimaryClosed
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Swaffham6.2 kmPrimaryOpen
  • Castle Acre CofE VC Primary School
    Distance
    174 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Sporle Voluntary Controlled Primary School
    Distance
    5.1 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Sporle Church of England Primary Academy
    Distance
    5.1 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • OneSchool Global UK - Swaffham Campus
    Distance
    5.5 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
    6.2 km
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • Fred Nicholson School
    Distance
    6.2 km
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Open
  • Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School
    Distance
    6.2 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Swaffham
    Distance
    6.2 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    IP24 2JT
    Status
    Closed