Fen Rivers Academy
Special schoolFen Rivers Academy is a special school in King's Lynn and West Norfolk, for pupils aged 4 to 16. It had 82 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Requires improvement (overall), September 2022, before the school changed
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 14 September 2022
- Overall effectiveness
- Requires improvement
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
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 Fen Rivers Academy 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).
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 | 85 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | Does not apply to this school | 103 | 105 |
End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs)
2025/26, provisional| Measure | This school | King's Lynn and West Norfolk | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | Withheld by DfE to protect confidentiality | 41.9 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | Withheld by DfE to protect confidentiality | 37.3% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | Withheld by DfE to protect confidentiality | 58.7% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 5 | – | – |
- Fen Rivers Academy 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- Greenpark AcademyPrimary. Good (overall), September 2023. 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)70 m
- Highgate Infant SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade1.1 km
- Eastgate AcademyPrimary. School remains Outstanding, May 2023. 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.2 km
- The College of West AngliaSixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file1.3 km
- King Edward VII AcademySecondary. Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 41.1 (2025/26, provisional)1.4 km
- King's Lynn Nursery SchoolNursery. School remains Good, April 20231.7 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in King's Lynn and West 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).