Brancaster CofE Primary Academy
Market Lane, Brancaster, King's Lynn, PE31 8AB
This school is closed (it closed in August 2025).
It was replaced by Docking Church of England Primary Academy and Nursery. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Rebekah Woodrow
- Diocese
- Diocese of Norwich
- Constituency
- North West Norfolk
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 63
- Pupils on roll
- 24
- URN
- 148821
- Local authority
- Norfolk
About this school
Brancaster CofE Primary Academy was a Church of England primary academy in King's Lynn. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 24 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Brancaster CofE Primary Academy has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 2022, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | - | - | 43% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | - | - | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | - | - | 71% |
| Expected standard in maths | - | - | 57% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | - | - | 100% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | 102.0 |
Trends over time
How Brancaster CofE 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 39 |
| 2023/24 | 41 |
| 2024/25 | 24 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Brancaster CofE Primary Academy compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 14% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 43% | 7.1% | 37.5% | 24 | — |
| Burnham Market Primary and Nursery School | 61% | 7% | 29.4% | 111 | 4.0 miles |
| Docking Church of England Primary Academy and Nursery | 50% | 7.2% | 23.1% | 109 | 4.3 miles |
| Hunstanton Primary School | 57% | 5.9% | 39.7% | 161 | 6.5 miles |
| Heacham Infant and Nursery School | — | 6.6% | 20% | 102 | 7.2 miles |
| Heacham Junior School | 64% | 4.5% | 35.7% | 94 | 7.5 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)
- 37.5%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 7.05%
- Persistent absence
- 16.67%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Burnham Market Primary and Nursery School4.0 miles
Primary · King's Lynn
-
Docking Church of England Primary Academy and Nursery4.3 miles
Primary · King's Lynn
-
Hunstanton Primary School6.5 miles
Primary · Hunstanton
-
Heacham Infant and Nursery School7.2 miles
Primary · King's Lynn
-
Heacham Junior School7.5 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 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 year groups does Brancaster CofE Primary Academy teach?
- Brancaster CofE Primary Academy taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in King's Lynn.
- Has Brancaster CofE Primary Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Brancaster CofE Primary Academy under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Brancaster CofE Primary Academy?
- Brancaster CofE Primary Academy had 24 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- What are Brancaster CofE Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Brancaster CofE 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 16 October 2025.