Fakenham Academy

State-Funded School

fakenham-academy-norfolk-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

NorfolkLocal Authority

Broadland and FakenhamConstituency

NR21 9QTPostcode

2.7

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Fakenham Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Norfolk, East of England.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 723 pupils. Fakenham Academy is part of Sapientia Education Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 40.9
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 35.2%
EBacc average point score: 3.63

Ethnicity

White

95%

Asian

Black

<1%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

723

Total Pupils

46%Boys

54%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

23%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 723
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)
MAT name: Sapientia Education Trust

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

Standards maintained

Ungraded inspection on 9 October 2024. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
7 Jul 2015	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.