Fakenham Infant and Nursery School, Fakenham
Fakenham Infant and Nursery School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 7 in Fakenham, part of Synergy Multi Academy Trust. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in September 2023. It was 97% full in 2025.
- Ofsted
- Good (2023)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 75 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Norfolk (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 1 Nov 2026
Fakenham Infant and Nursery School in detail
Fakenham Infant and Nursery School in its own words
In its own words: "We are a thriving and successful school serving the families of Fakenham and surrounding villages. We have a Nursery unit which has places for pupils aged between 2 and 4. The main school takes children from Reception to Year 2."
From the headteacher's welcome: "You are here: Home > Our School > Welcome from the Headteacher"
Coming up: an open day on Wednesday 11 November 2026 at 10am. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.
All school open days in Norfolk
Vision and values (school website)Headteacher's welcome (school website)Open days on the school's site (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Getting a place at Fakenham Infant and Nursery School
For September 2026 entry, 34 families put Fakenham Infant and Nursery School as their first choice and 54 named it as one of their preferences, for 35 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Fakenham Infant and Nursery School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Fakenham Infant and Nursery School are Fakenham Junior School (0.4 miles, Good, 60% reading, 58% maths); Sculthorpe Church of England Primary Academy (2 miles, Good, 56% reading, 44% maths); Colkirk Church of England Primary Academy (2.2 miles, Good, 70% reading, 50% maths); and Little Snoring Community Primary Academy (2.6 miles, Requires improvement, 54% reading, 62% maths).
Fakenham Junior SchoolSculthorpe Church of England Primary AcademyColkirk Church of England Primary AcademyLittle Snoring Community Primary Academy
The trust
Fakenham Infant and Nursery School is one of 15 schools run by Synergy Multi Academy Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 44% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
Who goes there
10.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
Staffing
Fakenham Infant and Nursery School had 11 teachers in 2026, one for every 16 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Fakenham Infant and Nursery School.
6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Fayregreen (adjacent), 100 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 70 crimes within a mile of the school, most often anti-social behaviour, violence and sexual offences and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Norfolk (28), as is usual near a town centre.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Fakenham Infant and Nursery School issued 2 suspensions, 0.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Sources: DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted's report, in its own words
What is it like to attend this school?
Pupils benefit from warm relationships with adults. From a young age, they are well supported to recognise and manage their feelings. This makes them feel cared for and safe. Pupils stick to the school rules. Classes run with little disruption, meaning pupils can concentrate on their work.
Pupils like the changes that have recently been made to the curriculum. They know adults expect and want them to do well. Pupils are responding positively to these high expectations, especially in reading.
What does the school do well and what does it need to do better?
The school's curriculum has been carefully designed. Leaders have considered what pupils already know and built on these foundations. In music, for example, younger pupils keep a steady beat to a simple tune. As pupils move through the school, they build on what they know, developing and deepening their knowledge of tempo and rhythm. Teachers have secure knowledge of the subjects they teach. They explain new learning clearly and check regularly during lessons to make sure pupils remember key knowledge. Teachers address any misconceptions pupils may have within lessons well. However, the school does not always have an accurate view of how well pupils learn in some subjects over time. This means the school is less certain of how well pupils are retaining detailed knowledge in these subjects.
From Ofsted's September 2023 inspection report: the opening paragraphs of each section, quoted word for word. Read the full report Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its September 2023 inspection.
Rated Good for
Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management, Early years.
At a Glance
17.4%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
24.5
Avg class size
28.2
Infant (KS1)
8
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
1 unlawfully large infant class
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Social & online
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Nurseries
The nearest nurseries and pre-schools to Fakenham Infant and Nursery School, with their latest published grades:
- Fakenham Children's Day Care - Day nursery, 0.8 milesOfsted, 5 April 2024: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
- Little Angels pre school Fakenham - Pre-school, 1.1 miles
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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You apply to the council where you live. Fakenham Infant and Nursery School is in Norfolk; for families living there:
Apply to Norfolk for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 7
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 3
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 7 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 4 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 on a bicycle.
2 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Norfolk is 4 (the median across 462 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight are DfT estimates (severity adjustment). Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Fakenham Infant and Nursery School
Will you get a place at Fakenham Infant and Nursery School?
For 2026 entry it had 34 first choices for 35 places. The report sets your home postcode against these figures.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
97%
Near capacity
175 pupils
180 places
5 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Across Norfolk council
Places available
9,547
Applications
7,482
Got 1st preference
94.4%
Got preferred school
98.7%
All primary applications across Norfolk council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Future places in the local planning area
DfE estimates the Fakenham Primary Phase planning area (Norfolk) will have 387 spare primary places in 2027/28.
Source: Department for Education, School capacity: Academic year 2024/25 (published 19 March 2026), estimates of future school place demand by planning area. Council pupil forecasts against reported places, counting places councils and DfE plan to add or remove; rounded to whole places. Explore Education Statistics
Inspection History(2)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
33
SEN Support
9
EHC Plans
20.3%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
207
Total Pupils
102
Boys
105
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
11
Teachers
18.8:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£51,881
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,420
Per pupil
£1078k
Total funding
£52k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.2%
Overall absence
9.9%
Persistent absence
121
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Fakenham Infant and Nursery School
Questions parents ask about Fakenham Infant and Nursery School
What is Fakenham Infant and Nursery School's Ofsted rating?
Fakenham Infant and Nursery School was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in September 2023.
Is it hard to get a place at Fakenham Infant and Nursery School?
Fakenham Infant and Nursery School was close to full in 2025, at 97% of its 180 places.
How big are the classes at Fakenham Infant and Nursery School?
Classes at Fakenham Infant and Nursery School average 24.5 pupils (2025/26). 1 class has more than 30 pupils.
How many pupils go to Fakenham Infant and Nursery School?
Fakenham Infant and Nursery School has around 207 pupils on roll. 17% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Fakenham Infant and Nursery School?
5.2% of sessions were missed at Fakenham Infant and Nursery School in 2024/25. 9.9% of pupils were persistently absent.
How many road collisions happen near Fakenham Infant and Nursery School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 7 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 4 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 on a bicycle. 2 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Norfolk is 4 (the median across 462 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Fakenham Infant and Nursery School?
Fakenham Infant and Nursery School is at Norwich Road, Fakenham, Norfolk, NR21 8HN.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)