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Rudham CofE Primary Academy

URN
142852
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Rudham CofE Primary Academy
URN
142852
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4-11
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Strong

77 / 100

Strong

Academic Outcomes

—

Inspection

68

Admissions Value

—

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

100

School Compass rankings

Top 50% of primary schools in England

Top 50% nationally

#51 of 220 schools in Norfolk

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Consider

This school has a mixed profile and may warrant further investigation.

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

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Target school
  • Admissions pressure: Moderate competition
  • Admissions risk: Moderate risk

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  • Recommended application mix
  • Alternative schools
  • Admissions warnings

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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.

Question 1: Is it a good school?

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Your decision briefing for Rudham CofE Primary Academy

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Question 2

Can we realistically get in?

  • Data confidence: Moderate confidence
  • Admissions pressure: Accessible
  • Personalised application strategy available
  • 8 alternative schools identified

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  • Competitiveness on published admissions data
  • Demand trends over recent admission cycles
  • Application portfolio balance across your shortlist
  • Accessible alternative schools in your area

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  • Last admitted distance
  • Catchment boundaries
  • Postcode-specific likelihood
  • Offer probability
  • Waiting list position
  • Priority rules
  • Grammar / selective cut-offs

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Can we realistically get in?

School Compass Admissions Advantage

Admissions strategy for Rudham CofE Primary Academy

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Ofsted inspections

Ungraded inspection
Latest publication date
29 April 2025
Inspection date
11 March 2025
Inspection type
-
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Outcome

    Standards maintained

    Graded 29 April 2025

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Inspection history

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

Admissions

Moderate 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)

12

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

15

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

10

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

1.25×

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
hopefederation.org.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 %

Not published

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

Not published

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

Not published

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

Not published

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

PE31 8RF - School Road, East Rudham, King's Lynn, Norfolk

Contact details

Address
School Road, East Rudham, King's Lynn, Norfolk
Postcode
PE31 8RF
Phone
1485528230
Website
hopefederation.org.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.

PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
29 April 202511 March 2025-Standards maintainedView report for inspection published 29 April 2025
  • Standards maintained

    Published
    29 April 2025
    Inspected
    11 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

66.7%

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.

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
Rudham CofE Primary School0 mPrimaryClosed
Harpley CofE VC Primary School4.2 kmPrimaryOpen
Blenheim Park Academy4.6 kmPrimaryOpen
Blenheim Park Primary School4.6 kmPrimaryClosed
West Raynham Church of England Primary Academy5.6 kmPrimaryClosed
West Raynham Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School5.6 kmPrimaryClosed
Ortus Education Ltd - West Raynham School5.7 kmNot applicableOpen
Great Massingham CofE Primary School5.7 kmPrimaryOpen
Weasenham Church of England Primary Academy6.9 kmPrimaryClosed
Weasenham Church of England Primary School6.9 kmPrimaryClosed
  • Rudham CofE Primary School
    Distance
    0 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Harpley CofE VC Primary School
    Distance
    4.2 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Blenheim Park Academy
    Distance
    4.6 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Blenheim Park Primary School
    Distance
    4.6 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed

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
West Raynham Church of England Primary Academy
Distance
5.6 km
Phase
Primary
Status
Closed
  • West Raynham Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
    Distance
    5.6 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Ortus Education Ltd - West Raynham School
    Distance
    5.7 km
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Open
  • Great Massingham CofE Primary School
    Distance
    5.7 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Weasenham Church of England Primary Academy
    Distance
    6.9 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Weasenham Church of England Primary School
    Distance
    6.9 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    IP24 2JT
    Status
    Closed