Hunstanton Primary School
Ofsted: School remains GoodFoundation school · Primary
Hunstanton · PE36 5DY · Norfolk
Ages 4–11
- KS254%
- Absence6.8%
- FSM32.9%
- Demand1.00
0.3 miles away
OpenSecondaryOfsted: GoodURN 143520
Smithdon High School
Academy sponsor led · Hunstanton · PE36 5HY
Ages 11–16 · 579 pupils · Norfolk
Ofsted
Good
Attainment 8
39.9
Overall absence
13.2%
Admissions demand
1.00 · Balanced demand
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Good
Inspection date
2023-11-07
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
Progress 8-0.41
−20+2
Attainment 839.9
English & maths grade 5+32%
English & maths grade 4+54%
EBacc entry48%
EBacc APS: 3.6
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence13.2%
Persistent absence (10%+)36.8%
Unauthorised4.7%
- Authorised absence
- 8.4%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 6.2%
- Enrolments in measure
- 600
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Admissions demand
Coordinated admissions for secondary 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
1.00 · Balanced demand
1st preferences
100
Places offered
101
1st-preference offers
100
- Total preferences (any rank)
- 112
- Preferred offers (top 3)
- 100
- Applications from outside LA
- 0
- Offers to outside-LA applicants
- 0
- Admissions policy (GIAS)
- Non-selective
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 fill77%
579 pupils · 750 places
- Pupils on roll
- 579
- Boys / girls
- 268 / 311
- School capacity
- 750
- Capacity fill
- 579 / 750 (77%)
- Free school meals
- 27.3%
- FSM pupils
- 158
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
Age range
Ages 11–16
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
1 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Governance
- Academy trust: WEST NORFOLK ACADEMIES TRUST
- Academy trust
- WEST NORFOLK ACADEMIES TRUST
- Sponsor
- West Norfolk Academies Trust
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Robinson
Location
- Address
- Downs Road
- Postcode
- PE36 5HY
- Town
- Hunstanton
- County
- Norfolk
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- District
- King's Lynn and West Norfolk
- Constituency
- North West Norfolk
- Urban/rural
- Larger 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 sponsor led (secondary), Ages 11–16, in Hunstanton, Norfolk, 579 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 27.3%.
Nearby secondary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Heacham Infant and Nursery School
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Primary
King's Lynn · PE31 7DQ · Norfolk
Ages 3–7
- Absence5.2%
- FSM22.7%
- Demand1.00
2.1 miles away
Heacham Junior School
Ofsted: Standards maintainedAcademy converter · Primary
King's Lynn · PE31 7EJ · Norfolk
Ages 7–11
- KS273%
- Absence4.8%
- FSM31.9%
2.2 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Robinson
- Telephone
- 01485534541