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Harpley CofE VC Primary School

King's Lynn, PE31 6DY · Norfolk · primary school

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Ofsted report card · 2026 Lowest area: Needs attention Mixed Primary Church of England
0.6/10 Well below average

270th of 283 primary schools in Norfolk we can score, 344 in total — the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.

Its results hold up when the comparison narrows to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds — 0.3/10 against 3,548 of them, against 0.7/10 nationally. So this is not simply a reflection of who attends. Both figures are results only, without the inspection grade. A lower figure here means a stronger comparison group, not a weaker school.

How this is worked out
MeasurePercentileWeightAdds
Expected standard (RWM) 2024/25 33.0 · 4 40% 0.17
Ofsted 6 35% 0.20
Higher standard (RWM) 2024/25 0.0 · 10 25% 0.26

Each measure is read as a position among comparable schools, so a school in the middle of the country scores 5. Full method.

Get to know the school

How it's doing. In 2024/25, 33% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths, compared to the national median of 64%. No pupils reached the higher standard. Its results are much the same when the comparison narrows to schools whose pupils have similar backgrounds, so the gap is not explained by intake (0.3 out of 10 against similar schools, 0.7 out of 10 against all schools). Ofsted rated the school Good in January 2026.

Getting in. The school has 50 pupils in a capacity of 56 places, leaving 6 spare spots. This means the school has a little room, but is fairly full.

Worth asking on a visit. How does the school support pupils who are not reaching the expected standard in core subjects? What specific activities or trips are available to the 50 pupils currently enrolled? How does the school manage the transition for the 6 remaining places if demand increases?

Written by AI from this school's published results, inspection record and its own website — not by Ofsted, the school, or SchoolsGPT staff. Every figure above comes from the sources on this page. Check anything that matters with the school.

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