Hunstanton Primary School
Collingwood Road, Hunstanton, PE36 5DY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mrs Johanna Sullivan
- Constituency
- North West Norfolk
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 161
- URN
- 121190
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01485533373
About this school
Hunstanton Primary School is a foundation primary school in Hunstanton. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 161 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Hunstanton Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 3 July 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 26 | 24 | 28 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 50% | 54% | 57% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 73% | 71% | 86% |
| Expected standard in maths | 62% | 71% | 89% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 65% | 71% | 82% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.20 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Hunstanton Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Norfolk average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 50% | 49.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 54% | 49.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 57% | 52.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 157 |
| 2023/24 | 169 |
| 2024/25 | 174 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hunstanton Primary School compares
Hunstanton Primary School ranked 132nd of 266 primary schools in Norfolk for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 57% | 5.9% | 39.7% | 161 | — |
| Heacham Infant and Nursery School | — | 6.6% | 20% | 102 | 1.9 miles |
| Heacham Junior School | 64% | 4.5% | 35.7% | 94 | 2.0 miles |
| Snettisham Primary School | 73% | 5.3% | 39.8% | 80 | 3.8 miles |
| Ingoldisthorpe Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | 83% | 3.9% | 3.1% | 152 | 4.8 miles |
| Docking Church of England Primary Academy and Nursery | 50% | 7.2% | 23.1% | 109 | 5.9 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 39.66%
- English as an additional language
- 10.3%
- Overall absence
- 5.88%
- Persistent absence
- 21.02%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Heacham Infant and Nursery School1.9 miles
Primary · King's Lynn
-
Heacham Junior School2.0 miles
Primary · King's Lynn
-
Snettisham Primary School3.8 miles
Primary · King's Lynn
-
Ingoldisthorpe Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School4.8 miles
Primary · King's Lynn
-
Docking Church of England Primary Academy and Nursery5.9 miles
Primary · King's Lynn
Other schools in Hunstanton
- Smithdon High School Secondary
- Glebe House School Independent schools
Common questions
- What ages does Hunstanton Primary School teach?
- Hunstanton Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Hunstanton.
- Who is the headteacher of Hunstanton Primary School?
- The headteacher of Hunstanton Primary School is Mrs Johanna Sullivan, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Hunstanton Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hunstanton Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Hunstanton Primary School?
- Hunstanton Primary School has 161 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Hunstanton Primary School full?
- Hunstanton Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 161 on roll (77%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Hunstanton Primary School a faith school?
- No. Hunstanton Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Hunstanton Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Hunstanton Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Hunstanton Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 50% in 2022/23 and 57% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Hunstanton Primary School compare with other schools in Norfolk?
- Hunstanton Primary School ranked 132nd of 266 primary schools in Norfolk for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Hunstanton Primary School's absence rate?
- Hunstanton Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Hunstanton Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hunstanton Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.