Schools in Fakenham
Fakenham is a market town in north Norfolk with 11 schools, including 8 primaries and one secondary — Fakenham Academy. Norfolk County Council coordinates admissions for community schools, though Fakenham Academy as an academy sets its own admissions policy. One school is currently at or above capacity. Eight of the 11 schools operate as academies, reflecting the high rate of academy conversion in rural Norfolk.
Four schools carry a faith designation, including Hindringham Church of England Primary School and Colkirk Church of England Primary Academy, serving the rural villages surrounding Fakenham. For non-faith schools, Norfolk County Council applies straight-line distance as the primary tiebreaker. Families in the wider Fakenham catchment area — including villages such as Little Snoring, Stibbard and Great Ryburgh — should check the catchment maps published annually by Norfolk County Council.
School demand in Fakenham
Across the 11 schools in Fakenham with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 73%. 1 of them is currently at or above their published admission number, and at those schools catchment distance is likely to decide places at the next intake.
4 schools in Fakenham have a religious character, so faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in their admissions policies.
8 of the schools in Fakenham are academies that set their own admissions criteria independently of Norfolk, so check each school's policy directly rather than assuming the council default applies.
6 of the schools in Fakenham have a current Ofsted rating, of which 4 are rated Good or Outstanding. Demand and catchment distance tend to be tightest at the highest-rated schools.
Primary Schools in Fakenham (8)
Hindringham Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Fakenham · NR21 0PL
Colkirk Church of England Primary Academy
Primary · Academy converter
Fakenham · NR21 7NW
Sculthorpe Church of England Primary Academy
Primary · Academy converter
Fakenham · NR21 9NQ
Blenheim Park Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Fakenham · NR21 7PX
Little Snoring Community Primary Academy
Primary · Academy converter
Fakenham · NR21 0JN
Fakenham Infant and Nursery School
Primary · Academy converter
Fakenham · NR21 8HN
Fakenham Junior School
Primary · Academy converter
Fakenham · NR21 8BN
All Saints Stibbard Church of England Primary Academy and Nursery
Primary · Academy converter
Fakenham · NR21 0LT
Secondary Schools in Fakenham (1)
Other Schools in Fakenham (2)
Catchment area boundaries for schools in Fakenham are set by Norfolk and updated each year. The "last distance offered", how far the furthest successful applicant lived, changes annually based on the number of applications received.