Heacham Infant and Nursery School, King's Lynn

For September 2026 entry, 18 families put Heacham Infant and Nursery School as their first choice and 35 named it as one of their preferences, for 18 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Heacham Infant and Nursery School are Heacham Junior School (0.3 miles, Good, 79% reading, 68% maths); Hunstanton Primary School (1.9 miles, Good, 86% reading, 89% maths); Snettisham Primary School (2 miles, Good, 73% reading, 73% maths); and Ingoldisthorpe Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School (2.9 miles, Outstanding, 94% reading, 94% maths).

Heacham Infant and Nursery School is one of 11 schools run by West Norfolk Academies Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 64% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

3.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

Heacham Infant and Nursery School had 7 teachers in 2026, one for every 10 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Heacham Infant and Nursery School.

In August 2026, police recorded 13 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, drug offences and criminal damage and arson. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Norfolk (28).

Heacham Infant and Nursery School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.