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Fakenham Academy
Field Lane, Fakenham NR21 9QT
Year groups
Year 7–Year 13
Secondary
Pupils
723
On roll
Ages
11–18
Capacity 750
Local authority
Norfolk
Sapientia Education Trust
Schola Grade 3
GCSE-style grade (9–1) · compared with 3,207 state-funded secondary schools in England · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other state-funded secondary schools in England; the line marks the middle. Data: key stage 2 tests, GCSE results (Attainment 8) and persistent absence, 2024/25 (Department for Education).
About Fakenham Academy
Fakenham Academy is a secondary academy in Fakenham, Norfolk, for pupils aged 11–18 (Year 7–Year 13). It is part of Sapientia Education Trust.
It has 723 pupils on roll and room for 750. It has a sixth form. Its Schola Grade is 3 on the GCSE-style 9–1 scale, compared with 3,207 state-funded secondary schools in England.
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Academy · What this means
- Level
- Secondary
- Year groups
- Year 7–Year 13
- Ages
- 11–18
- Official type
- Academy sponsor led
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Pupils on roll
- 723
- Capacity
- 750 pupils
- Free school meals
- 25.60% of pupils eligible
- Academy trust
- Sapientia Education Trust
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Nation
- England
- URN
- 139572
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