Rudham CofE Primary Academy

King's Lynn and West Norfolk · PE31 8RF

General information Primary School · 4-11 years Who goes here 59 pupils, 22% FSM

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Rudham CofE Primary Academy

General Information

Address: School Road, East Rudham, King's Lynn, PE31 8RF – View on map
Phone: 01485528230
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Belinda Allen
Age range: 4-11 years
Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 5 families put it first for 5 places – 10 for every 10 places. Every one of them was offered a place. No places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 9 · 2024 9 · 2025 8 · 2026 10
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Church of England
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

59 pupils out of 85 places Plenty of room

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 13
% eligible for free school meals: 22.0%
Pupil mix: 1 in 10 (less mixed than the King's Lynn and West Norfolk average)
English as an additional language: 3% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 16.7% a year (King's Lynn and West Norfolk 17.4%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 73% moved to another school, 27% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house. This is a small staff, so one or two teachers leaving moves the figure a lot.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Across Norfolk: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 26 (0.4 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
Suspensions for bullying: 12 (0.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 5 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in Norfolk (the council area this school is in), not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 6.9%
Persistently absent pupils: 11.3%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 22.0%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 5.1%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Specific learning difficulty: 5 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 3 pupils
SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 3 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 1 pupil
Autistic spectrum disorder: 1 pupil

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Social, emotional and mental health: 1 pupil
Speech, language and communications needs: 1 pupil
Autistic spectrum disorder: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Good 2014 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

Year 6 SATs results

SATs results for this school weren't published for 2024/25 - the Department for Education withholds them when a year group is too small to report without identifying pupils.

View full Ofsted inspection report

24th of 41 primary schools in King's Lynn and West Norfolk for Ofsted rating

#22North Wootton AcademyGood
#23Reffley AcademyGood
#24Rudham CofE Primary AcademyGood
#25Sandringham and West Newton Church of England Primary AcademyGood
#26Snettisham Primary SchoolGood

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

Rank School Score

#1Eastgate AcademyOutstanding
#2Whitefriars Church of England Primary AcademyOutstanding
#3All Saints AcademyGood
#4Anthony Curton CofE Primary SchoolGood
#5Burnham Market Primary and Nursery SchoolGood
#6Castle Acre Church of England Primary AcademyGood
#7Clenchwarton Primary SchoolGood
#8Denver Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolGood
#9Dersingham Primary SchoolGood
#10Downham Market, Hillcrest Primary SchoolGood
#11Edmund de Moundeford VC Primary School, FeltwellGood
#12Emneth AcademyGood
#13Flitcham Church of England Primary AcademyGood
#14Greenpark AcademyGood
#15Hilgay Riverside AcademyGood
#16Holly Meadows SchoolGood
#17Holy Cross Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#18Hunstanton Primary SchoolGood
#19Magdalen AcademyGood
#20Marshland St James Primary and Nursery SchoolGood
#21Nelson AcademyGood
#22North Wootton AcademyGood
#23Reffley AcademyGood
#24Rudham CofE Primary AcademyGood
#25Sandringham and West Newton Church of England Primary AcademyGood
#26Snettisham Primary SchoolGood
#27St Martha's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#28St Michael's Church of England AcademyGood
#29Terrington St Clement Community SchoolGood
#30Terrington St John Primary SchoolGood
#31The Norman Church of England Primary School, NorthwoldGood
#32Tilney All Saints CofE Primary SchoolGood
#33Walpole Cross Keys Primary SchoolGood
#34Walpole Highway Primary SchoolGood
#35Watlington Community Primary SchoolGood
#36West Lynn Primary SchoolGood
#37West Walton Community Primary SchoolGood
#38West Winch Primary SchoolGood
#39Wimbotsham and Stow AcademyGood
#40Greyfriars AcademyRequires improvement
#41Tilney St Lawrence Community Primary SchoolRequires improvement

Financials

Spending per pupil: £21,050 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

2nd of 49 primary schools in King's Lynn and West Norfolk for spending per pupil

#1Flitcham Church of England Primary Academy£22,106
#2Rudham CofE Primary Academy£21,050
#3Holy Cross Church of England Primary School£10,882
#4Great Massingham CofE Primary School£10,197

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1Flitcham Church of England Primary Academy£22,106
#2Rudham CofE Primary Academy£21,050
#3Holy Cross Church of England Primary School£10,882
#4Great Massingham CofE Primary School£10,197
#5Hilgay Riverside Academy£9,676
#6Harpley CofE VC Primary School£9,563
#7Snettisham Primary School£9,422
#8Magdalen Academy£9,140
#9St Michael's Church of England Academy£8,761
#10Walpole Cross Keys Primary School£8,741
#11Southery Academy£8,422
#12Greyfriars Academy£8,088
#13Ashwicken Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School£7,974
#14Burnham Market Primary and Nursery School£7,880
#15Tilney St Lawrence Community Primary School£7,760
#16Hunstanton Primary School£7,694
#17Duchy of Lancaster Methwold CofE Primary School£7,659
#18Denver Voluntary Controlled Primary School£7,565
#19Fairstead Community Primary and Nursery School£7,394
#20Beaupre Community Primary School£7,361
#21Holly Meadows School£7,289
#22Iceni Primary Academy£7,181
#23Downham Market, Hillcrest Primary School£6,958
#24St Germans Academy£6,957
#25Reffley Academy£6,949
#26Edmund de Moundeford VC Primary School, Feltwell£6,948
#27West Lynn Primary School£6,881
#28Tilney All Saints CofE Primary School£6,880
#29Clenchwarton Primary School£6,824
#30Terrington St Clement Community School£6,771
#31Greenpark Academy£6,762
#32Watlington Community Primary School£6,658
#33The Norman Church of England Primary School, Northwold£6,610
#34West Winch Primary School£6,594
#35Nelson Academy£6,584
#36Dersingham Primary School£6,523
#37Wimbotsham and Stow Academy£6,509
#38All Saints Academy£6,500
#39Upwell Academy£6,391
#40Eastgate Academy£6,355
#41St Martin At Shouldham Church of England Primary Academy£6,204
#42Whitefriars Church of England Primary Academy£6,024
#43Marshland St James Primary and Nursery School£5,843
#44Anthony Curton CofE Primary School£5,795
#45North Wootton Academy£5,644
#46St Martha's Catholic Primary School£5,643
#47Ingoldisthorpe Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School£5,625
#48Gaywood Primary School£5,411
#49Emneth Academy£5,332

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