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Heacham Infant and Nursery School

URN
143462
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Heacham Infant and Nursery School
URN
143462
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3-7
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Excellent

81 / 100

Excellent

Academic Outcomes

—

Inspection

80

Admissions Value

—

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

85

School Compass rankings

Top 25% of primary schools in England

Top 25% nationally

#37 of 220 schools in Norfolk

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

School Compass recommendation

Recommended

This school performs well across several areas and may suit many families.

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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: High competition
  • Admissions risk: High risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Very Safe
  • National comparison: Lower crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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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.

Question 1: Is it a good school?

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Question 2

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

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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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Ofsted inspections

Previous inspection framework
Latest publication date
24 January 2023
Inspection date
6 December 2022
Inspection type
S5 Inspection
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Overall effectiveness

    Good

    Graded 24 January 2023

  • Quality of education

    Good

    Graded 24 January 2023

  • Behaviour and attitudes

Admissions

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)

21

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

33

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

21

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

1.57×

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.heachaminfant.norfolk.sch.uk/

Performance & outcomes

Performance information is not currently available for this school.

Location

PE31 7DQ - School Road, Heacham, King's Lynn, Norfolk

Contact details

Address
School Road, Heacham, King's Lynn, Norfolk
Postcode
PE31 7DQ
Phone
1485570357
Website
www.heachaminfant.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.

  • 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.
  • Good

    Graded 24 January 2023

  • Personal development

    Good

    Graded 24 January 2023

  • Leadership and management

    Good

    Graded 24 January 2023

  • Early years

    Good

    Graded 24 January 2023

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    Inspection history

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

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    24 January 20236 December 2022S5 InspectionGoodView report for inspection published 24 January 2023
    17 October 20191 October 2019-School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 NextView report for inspection published 17 October 2019
    • Good

      Published
      24 January 2023
      Inspected
      6 December 2022
      Type
      S5 Inspection
      Report
      View report
    • School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next

      Published
      17 October 2019
      Inspected
      1 October 2019
      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

    63.6%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 21

    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
    Heacham Infant and Nursery School0 mPrimaryClosed
    Heacham Junior School533 mPrimaryClosed
    Heacham Junior School533 mPrimaryOpen
    Hunstanton Primary School3.0 kmPrimaryOpen
    Snettisham Primary School3.2 kmPrimaryClosed
    Snettisham Primary School3.2 kmPrimaryOpen
    Sedgeford Primary School3.3 kmPrimaryClosed
    Smithdon High School3.4 kmSecondaryOpen
    Smithdon High School3.4 kmSecondaryClosed
    Hunstanton Infant School3.7 kmPrimaryClosed
    • Heacham Infant and Nursery School
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Heacham Junior School
      Distance
      533 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Heacham Junior School
      Distance
      533 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • Hunstanton Primary School
      Distance
      3.0 km
      Phase
      Primary
      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
    Snettisham Primary School
    Distance
    3.2 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Snettisham Primary School
    Distance
    3.2 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Sedgeford Primary School
    Distance
    3.3 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Smithdon High School
    Distance
    3.4 km
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Open
  • Smithdon High School
    Distance
    3.4 km
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Closed
  • Hunstanton Infant School
    Distance
    3.7 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    IP24 2JT
    Status
    Closed