Harpley CofE VC Primary School
Ofsted: Needs attentionVoluntary controlled school · Primary
King's Lynn · PE31 6DY · Norfolk
Ages 4–11
- KS229%
- Absence5.8%
- FSM20.0%
- Demand1.00
2.6 miles away
OpenPrimaryOfsted: Standards maintainedURN 142852
Rudham CofE Primary Academy
Academy converter · King's Lynn · PE31 8RF
Ages 4–11 · 59 pupils · Norfolk
Ofsted
Standards maintained
KS2 expected (RWM)
22%
Overall absence
5.3%
Admissions demand
0.88 · Often has places
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Standards maintained
Inspection date
2025-04-29
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 2 (2023/24)
Expected standard (RWM)22%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
- Avg scaled score — reading
- 102.0
- Avg scaled score — maths
- 97.0
- Avg scaled score — GPS
- 98.0
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence5.3%
Persistent absence (10%+)9.2%
Unauthorised1.8%
- Authorised absence
- 3.5%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 0.0%
- Enrolments in measure
- 65
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Admissions demand
Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.
Demand ratio
0.88 · Often has places
1st preferences
7
Places offered
8
1st-preference offers
7
- Total preferences (any rank)
- 13
- Preferred offers (top 3)
- 8
- Applications from outside LA
- 0
- Offers to outside-LA applicants
- 0
Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill69%
59 pupils · 85 places
- Pupils on roll
- 59
- Boys / girls
- 34 / 25
- School capacity
- 85
- Capacity fill
- 59 / 85 (69%)
- Free school meals
- 22%
- FSM pupils
- 13
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Academy converter
Age range
Ages 4–11
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
1 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Diocese
- Diocese of Norwich
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Academy trust: THE DIOCESE OF NORWICH EDUCATION AND ACADEMIES TRUST
- Academy trust
- THE DIOCESE OF NORWICH EDUCATION AND ACADEMIES TRUST
- Sponsor
- The Diocese of Norwich Education and Academies Trust
- Headteacher
- Mrs Belinda Allen
Location
- Address
- School Road, East Rudham
- Postcode
- PE31 8RF
- Town
- King's Lynn
- County
- Norfolk
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- District
- King's Lynn and West Norfolk
- Constituency
- North West Norfolk
- Urban/rural
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy converter (primary), Ages 4–11, in King's Lynn, Norfolk, 59 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy. Free school meals: 22%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Norwich.
Nearby primary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Blenheim Park Academy
Ofsted: GoodAcademy sponsor led · Primary
Fakenham · NR21 7PX · Norfolk
Ages 5–11
- KS289%
- Absence4.2%
- FSM31.4%
- Demand1.00
2.8 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Belinda Allen
- Telephone
- 01485528230