Cherry Tree Academy Trust Marham Infant
Cedar Road, Upper Marham, King's Lynn, PE33 9LT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 5 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- CHERRY TREE ACADEMY TRUST MARHAM
- Executive Principal
- Headteacher Joanne Hornsby
- Sponsor
- Cherry Tree Academy Trust
- Constituency
- South West Norfolk
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 136
- URN
- 141161
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01760337217
About this school
Cherry Tree Academy Trust Marham Infant is a primary academy in King's Lynn. It teaches children aged 5 to 7 and has 136 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Cherry Tree Academy Trust Marham Infant has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 174 |
| 2023/24 | 157 |
| 2024/25 | 148 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Cherry Tree Academy Trust Marham Infant compares
Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.5% | 11.5% | 136 | — |
| Cherry Tree Academy Trust Marham Junior | 48% | 5.5% | 17.2% | 215 | 0.5 miles |
| Narborough Church of England Primary Academy | 44% | 3.2% | 30.8% | 100 | 2.5 miles |
| St Martin At Shouldham Church of England Primary Academy | 79% | 3.8% | 5.3% | 153 | 2.7 miles |
| Gooderstone Church of England Primary Academy | — | 3.8% | 13.6% | 56 | 5.3 miles |
| Holy Cross Church of England Primary School | 40% | 2.7% | 33.3% | 55 | 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)
- 11.49%
- English as an additional language
- 2%
- Overall absence
- 4.45%
- Persistent absence
- 7.76%
Location
Nearby schools
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Cherry Tree Academy Trust Marham Junior0.5 miles
Primary · King's Lynn
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Narborough Church of England Primary Academy2.5 miles
Primary · King's Lynn
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St Martin At Shouldham Church of England Primary Academy2.7 miles
Primary · King's Lynn
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Gooderstone Church of England Primary Academy5.3 miles
Primary · King's Lynn
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Holy Cross Church of England Primary School5.9 miles
Primary · King's Lynn
Other schools in King's Lynn
- All Saints Academy Primary
- Ashwicken Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
- Beeston Primary School Primary
- Burnham Market Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Castle Acre Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- Cherry Tree Academy Trust Marham Junior Primary
- Clenchwarton Primary School Primary
- Dersingham Primary School Primary
- Docking Church of England Primary Academy and Nursery Primary
- Eastgate Academy Primary
- Fairstead Community Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Flitcham Church of England Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Cherry Tree Academy Trust Marham Infant teach?
- Cherry Tree Academy Trust Marham Infant teaches children aged 5 to 7. It is a primary school in King's Lynn.
- Who is the executive principal of Cherry Tree Academy Trust Marham Infant?
- The executive principal of Cherry Tree Academy Trust Marham Infant is Headteacher Joanne Hornsby, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Cherry Tree Academy Trust Marham Infant last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Cherry Tree Academy Trust Marham Infant, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Cherry Tree Academy Trust Marham Infant?
- Cherry Tree Academy Trust Marham Infant has 136 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 7.
- Is Cherry Tree Academy Trust Marham Infant full?
- Cherry Tree Academy Trust Marham Infant has capacity for 240 pupils and 136 on roll (57%), 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 Cherry Tree Academy Trust Marham Infant a faith school?
- No. Cherry Tree Academy Trust Marham Infant has no designated religious character.
- Does Cherry Tree Academy Trust Marham Infant have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Cherry Tree Academy Trust Marham Infant as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Cherry Tree Academy Trust Marham Infant?
- Cherry Tree Academy Trust Marham Infant is part of CHERRY TREE ACADEMY TRUST MARHAM. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Cherry Tree Academy Trust Marham Infant's absence rate?
- Cherry Tree Academy Trust Marham Infant's overall absence rate is 4.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Cherry Tree Academy Trust Marham Infant publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Cherry Tree Academy Trust Marham Infant. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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 1 July 2026.