Duke of Lancaster School
Special schoolDuke of Lancaster School is a special school in North Norfolk, for pupils aged 5 to 16. It had 107 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection
- Report card, 6 May 2026
- Safeguarding
- Met
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Not applicable
- Post-16 provision
- Not applicable
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 0% of pupils at Duke of Lancaster School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 56% in Norfolk and 62% in England.
0% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
In 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Duke of Lancaster School was 5.3, against 41.6 in North Norfolk and 46.2 in England.
0% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Norfolk | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 56% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 5% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 100 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 90 | 103 | 105 |
End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs)
2025/26, provisional| Measure | This school | North Norfolk | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | 5.3 | 41.6 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 35.7% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 59.6% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 14 | – | – |
- Duke of Lancaster School teaches pupils with needs that most schools' pupils do not have, often in very small year groups, so its results are not a fair comparison with mainstream schools. They are not shown on the map.
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
- Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Fakenham AcademySecondary. Standards maintained, October 2024. Attainment 8 of 41.4 (2025/26, provisional)510 m
- Fakenham Junior SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), September 2023. 35% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)590 m
- Fakenham Infant and Nursery SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), September 20231 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in North Norfolk
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).