Compass Community School Eld Park
Canterbury Way, Thetford, IP24 1EF
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 7 to 17
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Karen Fancourt
- Religious ethos
- None
- Constituency
- South West Norfolk
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 36
- Pupils on roll
- 23
- URN
- 149866
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01842777595
About this school
Compass Community School Eld Park is an independent special school in Thetford. It teaches children aged 7 to 17 and has 23 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Compass Community School Eld Park under its current framework. 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
Compass Community School Eld Park has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in June 2023, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - |
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 Compass Community School Eld Park has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 9 |
| 2024/25 | 10 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 23
Location
Nearby schools
-
Thetford Grammar School0.5 miles
Independent schools
-
The Damara School0.8 miles
Special schools · Thetford
-
The Pinetree School1.0 miles
Free Schools · Thetford
-
Culford School8.3 miles
Independent schools · Bury St. Edmunds
-
Aurora White House School10.5 miles
Special schools · Norwich
Other schools in Thetford
- Sheridan House School Special schools
- The Damara School Special schools
- The Pinetree School Free Schools
- Admirals Academy Primary
- Ashill Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Drake Primary School Primary
- Duchy of Lancaster Methwold CofE Primary School Primary
- Edmund de Moundeford VC Primary School, Feltwell Primary
- Elveden Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- Great Hockham Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Norwich Road Academy Primary
- Parker's Church of England Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Compass Community School Eld Park teach?
- Compass Community School Eld Park teaches children aged 7 to 17. It is a special school in Thetford.
- Who is the headteacher of Compass Community School Eld Park?
- The headteacher of Compass Community School Eld Park is Karen Fancourt, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Compass Community School Eld Park been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Compass Community School Eld Park 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 Compass Community School Eld Park?
- Compass Community School Eld Park has 23 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 17.
- Is Compass Community School Eld Park full?
- Compass Community School Eld Park has capacity for 36 pupils and 23 on roll (64%), 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 Compass Community School Eld Park a faith school?
- No. Compass Community School Eld Park has no designated religious character.
- What are Compass Community School Eld Park's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Compass Community School Eld Park'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 24 July 2026.