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10 open schools in Fakenham, Norfolk · Ofsted ratings, catchment areas and admission criteria · see all Norfolk schools · grammar schools in Fakenham

Fakenham has 10 state schools: 8 primary, 1 secondary, part of Norfolk's wider catchment. 9 have a published Ofsted rating, and 7 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.

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Undersubscribed schools rated Good or Outstanding

These schools didn't fill on first preference in the latest admissions year, despite an Ofsted rating of Good or Outstanding — worth a look if you're chasing the same handful of famous names everyone else applies to.

Fakenham Infant and Nursery School Good · ×0.97 1st prefs/place (2026/27) Fakenham Academy Good · ×0.99 1st prefs/place (2026/27)

How places are allocated in Norfolk

Primary schools: Explicit catchment areas with a published interactive catchment map. (source)

Most schools use the local authority's default scheme rather than a school-specific catchment map — see each school's page for its own designated/catchment area where one is published.

All Saints Stibbard Church of England Primary Academy and Nursery Fakenham · Requires improvement Blenheim Park Academy Fakenham · Good Colkirk Church of England Primary Academy Fakenham · Good Duke of Lancaster School Fakenham Fakenham Academy Fakenham · Good Fakenham Infant and Nursery School Fakenham · Good Fakenham Junior School Fakenham · Good Hindringham Church of England Primary School Fakenham · Good Little Snoring Community Primary Academy Fakenham · Not judged Sculthorpe Church of England Primary Academy Fakenham · Good

Key dates

Entry yearEventDate
Sept 2028 Application deadline 31 October 2027
Sept 2028 Primary application deadline 15 January 2028
Sept 2028 Offer day 1 March 2028
Sept 2028 Primary offer day 17 April 2028
Sept 2027 Application deadline 31 October 2026
Sept 2027 Primary application deadline 15 January 2027
Sept 2027 Offer day 1 March 2027
Sept 2027 Primary offer day 16 April 2027
Sept 2026 Application deadline 31 October 2025 (passed)
Sept 2026 Primary application deadline 15 January 2026 (passed)
Sept 2026 Offer day 2 March 2026 (passed)
Sept 2026 Primary offer day 16 April 2026 (passed)

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