Norfolk
Litcham School
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What the data says
Published data, read plainly. It tells you what to check next; it does not guarantee a place or replace your local authority’s admissions guidance.
Attainment 8 of 44.1 is close to the national average of around 46.
- 44.1
- Attainment 8
- 35%
- 5+ Eng & Maths
- 2025/2026
- Academic year
Pupils made below-average progress compared with similar pupils nationally. The confidence interval is entirely below zero.
- -0.29
- Progress 8
- [-0.54, -0.04]
- Confidence interval
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Starting school in September 2027
- Secondary (Year 7): apply by 31 October 2026; offers on 1 March 2027.
National dates for England. You apply through the council where you live, even for a school in another council.
Applications and offers
National offer day figures that councils report to the Department for Education. These are counts only: they do not show how far away the last child offered a place lived.
Year 7 entry
| Year of entry | Places offered | Put it first | First choices offered | Applications (any preference) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 69 | 63 | 63 (100%) | 120 |
| September 2025 | 79 | 68 | 68 (100%) | 134 |
| September 2024 | 96 | 95 | 95 (100%) | 151 |
| September 2023 | 89 | 93 | 87 (94%) | 141 |
| September 2022 | 89 | 111 | 87 (78%) | 169 |
Reception entry
| Year of entry | Places offered | Put it first | First choices offered | Applications (any preference) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2024 | 20 | 20 | 20 (100%) | 27 |
| September 2023 | 23 | 23 | 23 (100%) | 29 |
| September 2022 | 25 | 26 | 24 (92%) | 38 |
Source: Department for Education: Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, school-level data, published 18 June 2026. “–” means the figure was not published. The council’s own allocation figures are the official record: check Norfolk’s admissions page for cut-off distances, the admission rules and this year’s dates.
Performance over time
Attainment 8 over time
Progress 8 over time(not available 2024/25 or 2025/26)
Historical results
| Year | Pupils | Att8 | P8 | 5+ E&M | 7+ E&M | EBacc % | EBacc APS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/2026 (provisional) | 105 | 44.1 | — | 35.2% | 2.9% | — | — |
| 2024/2025 | 108 | 41.4 | — | 32.4% | — | 54.6% | 3.7 |
| 2023/2024 | 129 | 43.2 | -0.29 | 37.2% | — | 52.7% | 3.9 |
| 2022/2023 | 126 | 45.6 | -0.08 | 41.3% | — | 60.3% | 4.3 |
| 2021/2022 | 110 | 52.4 | +0.14 | — | — | 57.0% | 4.8 |
EBacc figures stop at 2024/2025: the DfE no longer publishes them from 2025/2026.
Nearby and similar schools
Other secondary schools in Norfolk for local comparison.
School information
| URN | 146237 |
| Local authority | Norfolk |
| Region | East of England |
| Phase | All-through |
| Type | Academy converter |
| Gender of entry | Mixed |
| Age range | 4-16 |
| Headteacher | Headteacher Ben Phillips |
| Trust | SYNERGY MULTI ACADEMY TRUST |
| Admissions | Non-selective |
| Religious character | Does not apply |
| Postcode | PE32 2NS |
| Pupils | 744 |
| FSM eligible | 19.0% |
Contact and identifiers
Church Street, Litcham, King's Lynn, Norfolk, PE32 2NS
http://www.litchamschool.org.uk1328701265| DfE number | 4053 |
| UKPRN | 10080924 |
| Opened | 1 Sept 2018 |
| GIAS updated | 27 Jan 2026 |
Data sources and freshness
| Official record updated | 27 Jan 2026 |
| Latest KS4 year | 2025/2026 |
| Latest KS2 year | 2024/2025 |
| Ofsted published | 7 Feb 2023 |
Latest Ofsted inspection
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Safeguarding | Effective |
| Inspection type | S5 Inspection |
| Category of concern | — |
| Inspection date | 14 Dec 2022 |
| Publication date | 7 Feb 2023 |