Fen Rivers Academy
Kilhams Way, King's Lynn, PE30 2HU
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy special sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- THE BRIDGE MAT LTD
- Headteacher
- Mrs Amanda Fewkes
- Sponsor
- The Bridge MAT Ltd
- Constituency
- North West Norfolk
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 96
- Pupils on roll
- 82
- URN
- 150265
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01553887330
About this school
Fen Rivers Academy is a special academy in King's Lynn. It teaches children aged 4 to 16 and has 82 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Fen Rivers Academy, 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
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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
This inspection took place when the school was registered as The Fen Rivers Academy (URN 141948).
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 8 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 85.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | - |
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 8 |
| Attainment 8 score | 9.5 |
| Progress 8 score | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.5 |
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 Fen Rivers 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 | — | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 20.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 25.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 72 |
| 2024/25 | 82 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 58.54%
- English as an additional language
- 1.2%
- Overall absence
- 25.22%
- Persistent absence
- 65.48%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Visiting Teacher Service West1.1 miles
Other types · King's Lynn
-
Churchill Park Complex Needs School2.0 miles
Academies · King's Lynn
-
Westfield House School5.5 miles
Special schools · Terrington St Clement
-
Orchard Manor School9.8 miles
Special schools · Nr King's Lynn
-
Meadowgate Academy12.1 miles
Academies · Wisbech
Other schools in King's Lynn
- Churchill Park Complex Needs School Academies
- 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
Common questions
- What ages does Fen Rivers Academy teach?
- Fen Rivers Academy teaches children aged 4 to 16. It is a special school in King's Lynn.
- Who is the headteacher of Fen Rivers Academy?
- The headteacher of Fen Rivers Academy is Mrs Amanda Fewkes, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Fen Rivers Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Fen Rivers 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 many pupils are at Fen Rivers Academy?
- Fen Rivers Academy has 82 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 16.
- Is Fen Rivers Academy full?
- Fen Rivers Academy has capacity for 96 pupils and 82 on roll (85%), 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 Fen Rivers Academy a faith school?
- No. Fen Rivers Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Fen Rivers Academy part of an academy trust?
- Fen Rivers Academy is part of THE BRIDGE MAT LTD. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Fen Rivers Academy's absence rate?
- Fen Rivers Academy's overall absence rate is 25.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Fen Rivers Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Fen Rivers 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.