Little Snoring Community Primary Academy
Thursford Road, Little Snoring, Fakenham, NR21 0JN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE DIOCESE OF NORWICH EDUCATION AND ACADEMIES TRUST
- Executive Headteacher
- Miss Suzannah Hayes
- Sponsor
- The Diocese of Norwich Education and Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Broadland and Fakenham
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 84
- Pupils on roll
- 65
- URN
- 146065
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01328878362
About this school
Little Snoring Community Primary Academy is a primary academy in Fakenham. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 65 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 10 | 16 | 13 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 60% | 63% | 46% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 20% | 0% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 80% | 81% | 54% |
| Expected standard in maths | 60% | 63% | 62% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 80% | 56% | 38% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 108.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 101.0 | 98.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.80 | - | - |
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 Little Snoring Community Primary Academy 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 | 60% | 49.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 63% | 49.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 46% | 52.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 72 |
| 2023/24 | 78 |
| 2024/25 | 71 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Little Snoring Community Primary Academy compares
Little Snoring Community Primary Academy ranked 200th of 266 primary schools in Norfolk for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 17% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 46% | 6% | 43.7% | 65 | — |
| Hindringham Church of England Primary School | — | 5% | 7.4% | 35 | 2.6 miles |
| Fakenham Infant and Nursery School | — | 5.2% | 19.1% | 207 | 2.6 miles |
| Fakenham Junior School | 35% | 4.5% | 20.9% | 257 | 2.8 miles |
| All Saints Stibbard Church of England Primary Academy and Nursery | 50% | 6.4% | 20.6% | 208 | 2.9 miles |
| Walsingham CE VA Primary School | — | 6.5% | 65.4% | 30 | 3.3 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)
- 43.66%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 6.01%
- Persistent absence
- 14.06%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hindringham Church of England Primary School2.6 miles
Primary · Fakenham
-
Fakenham Infant and Nursery School2.6 miles
Primary · Fakenham
-
Fakenham Junior School2.8 miles
Primary · Fakenham
-
All Saints Stibbard Church of England Primary Academy and Nursery2.9 miles
Primary · Fakenham
-
Walsingham CE VA Primary School3.3 miles
Primary · Walsingham
Other schools in Fakenham
Little Snoring Community Primary Academy ranks 4th of the 5 ranked primary schools in Fakenham.
- All Saints Stibbard Church of England Primary Academy and Nursery Primary
- Blenheim Park Academy Primary
- Colkirk Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- Fakenham Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Fakenham Junior School Primary
- Hindringham Church of England Primary School Primary
- Sculthorpe Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- Fakenham Academy Secondary
- Duke of Lancaster School Free Schools
- Ortus Education Ltd - West Raynham School Special schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Little Snoring Community Primary Academy teach?
- Little Snoring Community Primary Academy teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Fakenham.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Little Snoring Community Primary Academy?
- The executive headteacher of Little Snoring Community Primary Academy is Miss Suzannah Hayes, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Little Snoring Community Primary Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Little Snoring Community Primary Academy, 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 Little Snoring Community Primary Academy?
- Little Snoring Community Primary Academy has 65 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Little Snoring Community Primary Academy full?
- Little Snoring Community Primary Academy has capacity for 84 pupils and 65 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 Little Snoring Community Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Little Snoring Community Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Little Snoring Community Primary Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Little Snoring Community Primary Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Little Snoring Community Primary Academy?
- Little Snoring Community Primary Academy is part of THE DIOCESE OF NORWICH EDUCATION AND ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Little Snoring Community Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 60% in 2022/23 and 46% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Little Snoring Community Primary Academy rank locally?
- Little Snoring Community Primary Academy ranked 200th of 266 primary schools in Norfolk for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 17% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Little Snoring Community Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Little Snoring Community Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Little Snoring Community Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Little Snoring Community Primary Academy'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 10 July 2026.