All-through
Duke of Lancaster School
Highfield Road, Fakenham, NR21 9DQ
Key facts
- Phase
- All-through
- Type
- Free schools special
- Ages
- 5 to 16
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 107 of 100 places
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Trust
- EASTERN EDUCATION GROUP TRUST
Ofsted
Last inspected May 2026
- AchievementNeeds attention
- Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
- Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
- InclusionExpected standard
- Leadership and governanceExpected standard
- Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
March 2024
Previous framework
Requires improvement
Safeguarding: met
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Leadership and governanceGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationRequires improvement
GCSE results
9%
7.1
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Average maths score | 90 |
| Average reading score | 100 |
| Reading, writing and maths | 0% |
| Working at a higher standard | 0% |
| Attainment 8 | 7.1 |
| EBacc average point score | 0.32 |
| Entered the EBacc | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 9% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 9% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time3 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 13% |
| 23/24 | 0% |
| 24/25 | 0% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 23/24 | 0% |
| 24/25 | 9% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 102.0 |
| 23/24 | 94.0 |
| 24/25 | 100.0 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 23/24 | 7.5 |
| 24/25 | 7.1 |
Highfield Road, Fakenham, NR21 9DQ
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 15 January, the year before starting.
Norfolk admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Elizabeth Barneveld
- Address
- Highfield Road, Fakenham, NR21 9DQ
- Telephone
- 01328800880