Great Dunham Primary School, based in King's Lynn, provides primary education, serving pupils aged 4 to 11. The school is a academy converter and operates as a mixed school. It follows a not applicable admissions policy. It does not have a designated religious character, which may suit families looking for a non-faith school.

Great Dunham Primary School currently has around 42 pupils on roll, which is about 55% of its capacity. The gender split is relatively balanced, with approximately 45.2% boys and 54.8% girls. Around 28.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, which gives an indication of the socio-economic mix. Pupil backgrounds are varied across different backgrounds and needs.

Overall absence at the school is 6.2%. Persistent absence is recorded at 16.3%.

The majority of pupils are from a white british background (100%).

School Information

Address: Litcham Road, King's Lynn, PE32 2LQ
Website: www.greatdunhamprimary.uk
Telephone: 01328701357
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Norfolk
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Mark Cuenca-Farrow
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 148668

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Pupils

General

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 77
Number of Pupils: 42
Number of Boys: 19
Number of Girls: 23

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 16.3% 8.2%

Ethnicity

White British100.00%42
Pakistani0.00%0
Other (any other ethnic group)0.00%0
Other Black0.00%0
African0.00%0
Caribbean0.00%0
Chinese0.00%0
Other Asian0.00%0
Bangladeshi0.00%0
Indian0.00%0
Irish0.00%0
Other Mixed0.00%0
White and Asian0.00%0
White and Black African0.00%0
White and Black Caribbean0.00%0
Gypsy/Roma0.00%0
Other White0.00%0
Irish Traveller (Traveller of Irish heritage)0.00%0
Unclassified0.00%0

Education - Primary

Progress scores show how pupils performed compared with pupils nationally who had similar prior attainment. Scores above 0 are better than average; below 0 are worse than average.

Reading: Average (-2.3)
Writing: Well Below Average (-7.3)
Maths: Well Below Average (-7.0)
Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths
School
11%
Town average
56%
Local authority average
56%
England average
61%
Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths
School
0%
Town average
5%
Local authority average
7%
England average
8%
Average score in reading
School
102.0
Town average
104.1
Local authority average
105.3
England average
105.1
Average score in maths
School
95.0
Town average
103.1
Local authority average
103.7
England average
104.3

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Great Dunham Primary School
Litcham Road , Great Dunham PE32 2LQ
- not rated 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Great Dunham Primary School
Litcham Road , Great Dunham PE32 2LQ
- not rated 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.