Located in Fakenham, Little Snoring Community Primary Academy is a primary school, 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.

Little Snoring Community Primary Academy currently has around 71 pupils on roll, which is about 85% of its capacity. The gender split is relatively balanced, with approximately 59.2% boys and 40.8% girls. Around 43.7% 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 5.7%. Persistent absence is recorded at 16.7%.

The majority of pupils are from a white british background (87.3%).

Safeguarding was judged to be effective, which is a key consideration for many parents.

School Information

Address: Thursford Road, Fakenham, NR21 0JN
Website: https://www.unityfederation.co.uk/
Telephone: 01328878362
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Norfolk
Headteacher / Principal: Miss Suzannah Hayes
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 146065

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Ofsted Inspection

  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Personal development
  • Management effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 17/06/2025

Safeguarding is effective

Pupils

General

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 84
Number of Pupils: 71
Number of Boys: 42
Number of Girls: 29

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 16.7% 8.2%

Ethnicity

White British87.30%62
Irish Traveller (Traveller of Irish heritage)4.20%3
Other White4.20%3
White and Black Caribbean2.80%2
Unclassified1.40%1
Gypsy/Roma0.00%0
White and Black African0.00%0
White and Asian0.00%0
Other Mixed0.00%0
Irish0.00%0
Pakistani0.00%0
Bangladeshi0.00%0
Other Asian0.00%0
Chinese0.00%0
Caribbean0.00%0
African0.00%0
Other Black0.00%0
Other (any other ethnic group)0.00%0
Indian0.00%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 (-3.3)
Writing: Average (-2.2)
Maths: Well Below Average (-3.8)
Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths
School
60%
Town average
39%
Local authority average
54%
England average
61%
Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths
School
20%
Town average
3%
Local authority average
5%
England average
8%
Average score in reading
School
109.0
Town average
102.3
Local authority average
104.9
England average
105.1
Average score in maths
School
107.0
Town average
100.8
Local authority average
102.8
England average
104.3

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Little Snoring Community Primary Academy
Thursford Road , Little Snoring NR21 0JN
- not rated 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Little Snoring Primary School
Thursford Road , Little Snoring NR21 0JN
- not rated 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.