Heacham Junior School
College Drive, Heacham, King's Lynn, PE31 7EJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- WEST NORFOLK ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Ms Louise Jackson
- Sponsor
- West Norfolk Academies Trust
- Constituency
- North West Norfolk
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 120
- Pupils on roll
- 94
- URN
- 142842
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01485571013
About this school
Heacham Junior School is a primary academy in King's Lynn. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 94 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Heacham Junior 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
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 15 October 2024, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. 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 | 30 | 30 | 28 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 70% | 73% | 64% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 7% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 77% | 87% | 79% |
| Expected standard in maths | 80% | 83% | 68% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 63% | 73% | 64% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 108.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 105.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.70 | - | - |
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 Heacham Junior 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 | 70% | 49.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 73% | 49.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 64% | 52.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 107 |
| 2023/24 | 101 |
| 2024/25 | 98 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Heacham Junior School compares
Heacham Junior School ranked 87th of 266 primary schools in Norfolk for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. 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 | 64% | 4.5% | 35.7% | 94 | — |
| Heacham Infant and Nursery School | — | 6.6% | 20% | 102 | 0.3 miles |
| Snettisham Primary School | 73% | 5.3% | 39.8% | 80 | 2.0 miles |
| Hunstanton Primary School | 57% | 5.9% | 39.7% | 161 | 2.0 miles |
| Ingoldisthorpe Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | 83% | 3.9% | 3.1% | 152 | 2.9 miles |
| Dersingham Primary School | 59% | 5.6% | 28.3% | 199 | 4.6 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)
- 35.71%
- English as an additional language
- 5.1%
- Overall absence
- 4.49%
- Persistent absence
- 12.26%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Heacham Infant and Nursery School0.3 miles
Primary · King's Lynn
-
Snettisham Primary School2.0 miles
Primary · King's Lynn
-
Hunstanton Primary School2.0 miles
Primary · Hunstanton
-
Ingoldisthorpe Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School2.9 miles
Primary · King's Lynn
-
Dersingham Primary School4.6 miles
Primary · King's Lynn
Other schools in King's Lynn
Heacham Junior School ranks 14th of the 40 ranked primary 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 Infant 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
Common questions
- What ages does Heacham Junior School teach?
- Heacham Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in King's Lynn.
- Who is the headteacher of Heacham Junior School?
- The headteacher of Heacham Junior School is Ms Louise Jackson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Heacham Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Heacham Junior 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 Heacham Junior School?
- Heacham Junior School has 94 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Heacham Junior School full?
- Heacham Junior School has capacity for 120 pupils and 94 on roll (78%), 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 Heacham Junior School a faith school?
- No. Heacham Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Heacham Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Heacham Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Heacham Junior School part of an academy trust?
- Heacham Junior School is part of WEST NORFOLK ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Heacham Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 70% in 2022/23 and 64% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Heacham Junior School compare with other schools in Norfolk?
- Heacham Junior School ranked 87th of 266 primary schools in Norfolk for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Heacham Junior School's absence rate?
- Heacham Junior School's overall absence rate is 4.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Heacham Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Heacham Junior 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 2 July 2026.