Litcham School
Church Street, Litcham, King's Lynn, PE32 2NS
- Phase
- All-through
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- SYNERGY MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Ben Phillips
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Synergy Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Mid Norfolk
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 607
- Pupils on roll
- 727
- URN
- 146237
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01328701265
About this school
Litcham School is an all-through academy in King's Lynn. It teaches children aged 4 to 16 and has 727 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Litcham School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. 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 | 25 | 23 | 27 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 68% | 43% | 63% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 4% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 76% | 74% | 85% |
| Expected standard in maths | 80% | 65% | 85% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 80% | 61% | 78% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 103.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 102.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.80 | - | - |
| 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.
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 126 | 129 | 108 |
| Attainment 8 score | 45.6 | 43.2 | 41.4 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.08 -0.33 to +0.17 | -0.29 -0.54 to -0.04 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 41% | 37.2% | 32.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 61% | 61.2% | 61.1% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 60% | 52.7% | 54.6% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.3 | 3.9 | 3.7 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Litcham 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 | 68% | 49.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 43% | 49.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 63% | 52.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | Norfolk average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 45.6 | 38.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 43.2 | 39.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 41.4 | 38.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 764 |
| 2023/24 | 761 |
| 2024/25 | 744 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Litcham School compares
Litcham School ranked 39th of 53 secondary schools in Norfolk for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 43% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 16% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 41.4 | 8.2% | 19.2% | 727 | — |
| Beeston Primary School | — | 3% | 6.2% | 91 | 1.7 miles |
| Sporle Church of England Primary Academy | — | 5.5% | 32.9% | 83 | 4.4 miles |
| Brisley Church of England Primary Academy | — | 4.6% | 16.7% | 67 | 4.5 miles |
| Castle Acre Church of England Primary Academy | — | 4.9% | 26.4% | 86 | 4.7 miles |
| Ortus Education Ltd - West Raynham School | — | — | 0% | 24 | 4.8 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)
- 19.22%
- English as an additional language
- 2.3%
- Overall absence
- 8.19%
- Persistent absence
- 19.74%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Beeston Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · King's Lynn
-
Sporle Church of England Primary Academy4.4 miles
Primary · King's Lynn
-
Brisley Church of England Primary Academy4.5 miles
Primary · Dereham
-
Castle Acre Church of England Primary Academy4.7 miles
Primary · King's Lynn
-
Ortus Education Ltd - West Raynham School4.8 miles
Special schools · Fakenham
Other schools in King's Lynn
Litcham School ranks 15th of the 40 ranked primary schools in King's Lynn, and Litcham School ranks 4th of the 5 ranked secondary schools in King's Lynn.
- King's Lynn Nursery School Nursery
- 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
Common questions
- What ages does Litcham School teach?
- Litcham School teaches children aged 4 to 16. It is an all-through school in King's Lynn.
- Who is the headteacher of Litcham School?
- The headteacher of Litcham School is Mr Ben Phillips, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Litcham School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Litcham 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 Litcham School?
- Litcham School has 727 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 16.
- Is Litcham School full?
- Litcham School has capacity for 607 pupils and 727 on roll (120%), so it is at or above 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 Litcham School a faith school?
- No. Litcham School has no designated religious character.
- Is Litcham School a selective school?
- No. Litcham School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does Litcham School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Litcham School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Litcham School part of an academy trust?
- Litcham School is part of SYNERGY MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Litcham School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 68% in 2022/23 and 63% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Litcham School compare with other schools in Norfolk?
- Litcham School ranked 39th of 53 secondary schools in Norfolk for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 43% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 16% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Litcham School's absence rate?
- Litcham School's overall absence rate is 8.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Litcham School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Litcham 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 10 July 2026.