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St Germans Academy

Primary · King's Lynn · PE34 3DZ

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Needs attention

Report-card inspection (current system, from November 2025)

The headline grade shown is the Achievement area of the school's report card.

Safeguarding: MetCurriculum & teaching: Expected standardAchievement: Needs attentionAttendance & behaviour: Expected standardPersonal development: Expected standardInclusion: Expected standardLeadership & governance: Expected standardEarly years: Expected standardPost-16: Not applicable

Inspected 6 May 2026 · report published 17 June 2026

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At a glance

104 pupils · 99% of 105 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
17.3% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
1.8% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
3.6% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
6.3% of pupils (2024/2025)
Nursery
Yes
Website
https://www.stgermansacademy.co.uk/
URN
145531

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 11 families named it first for 10 Reception places, 1.10 first choices per place. At its report-card inspection on 6 May 2026, under the system Ofsted introduced in November 2025, the Achievement area was judged Needs attention. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 4.6% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

1.10 first-choice applications per place

10 places offered · 11 first-choice applications · oversubscribed

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

11 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
45%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
0%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
102
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
101
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school45%
Median of its 12 closest peers62%
Norfolk average56.2%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is behind the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
Lift North ThoresbyGrimsby · 56 miles awayGood69%
King's Somborne Church of England Primary SchoolStockbridge · 137 miles awayGood58%
Onny CofE (A) Primary SchoolCraven Arms · 134 miles awayGood36%
Hinton St George Church of England Primary SchoolHinton St George · 184 miles awayGood60%
Burton Pidsea Primary SchoolHull · 76 miles awayRequires improvement25%
Little Melton Primary SchoolNorwich · 35 miles awayOutstanding61%
St Pauls' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolSwanley Village · 90 miles awayGood75%
Spooner Row Primary SchoolWymondham · 33 miles awayExpected standard69%
Welford Sibbertoft and Sulby Endowed SchoolNorthampton · 63 miles awayNeeds attention63%
Denham Village SchoolUxbridge · 86 miles awayGood64%
Kelsey Primary SchoolMarket Rasen · 64 miles awayGood70%
Kilkhampton Junior and Infant SchoolBude · 243 miles awayGood57%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 96% (Norfolk 79%, England 60%) · Mixed White and Black African 2% (Norfolk 1%, England 1%) · Any other Mixed background 1% (Norfolk 2%, England 3%) · Any other White background 1% (Norfolk 7%, England 7%)

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
4.6%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
15%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

4.50 suspensions per 100 pupils and 1 permanent exclusion · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Norfolk: 5.56 suspensions and 0.10 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
20.4
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, primary academies: 0.3% vacant, 0.32% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

14.3% of teachers took sickness absence, 14 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £40,255; 0% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2024-25)

This school£6,957
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 79% (77%) · premises 4% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 8% (8%) · supplies and services 9% (9%) · educational supplies 4% (4%) · bought-in professional services 3% (2%) · catering 4% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £149,000; in-year balance +£75,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
6/10around the middle for England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
4/10more deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher23%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications22.5%18.1%
In managerial or professional work29.6%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways18.9%18.1%
Residents in very good health40.9%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier76%62.3%
Social housing9.6%17.1%
Privately rented14.5%20.5%
Detached houses60%22.9%
Flats1.1%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms26.6%21.1%
Households with no car or van7.6%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01026726 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£250,00037 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£225,000–£358,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (24)£314,000
Semi-detached (11)£249,000

Homes around this school are cheaper than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
2a rural school averages 0.3
Collisions at school-run times
2a rural school averages 0.7
All reported collisions
2a rural school averages 3.4
Of those, serious or fatal
1a rural school averages 0.9

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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