St Clement's High School
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Norfolk
Churchgate Way, King's Lynn, PE34 4LZ
59
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
92%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
91.3%
24.6% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
704
Capacity used
Over capacity108%
650 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
92%
1st preference success rate
123 of 134 families who put it first got an offer
130
Places offered
195
Total applications
1.5
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 134 | 123 | ● 92% |
| 2nd preference | 37 | 5 | ● 14% |
| 3rd preference | 15 | 2 | ● 13% |
| 4th preference | 9 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 195 | 130 | 67% |
1st preference success by year
Norfolk lets families list 4 preferences. 23 applications came from outside the council area (10 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Nigel Willingham
- Address
- Churchgate Way, Terrington St Clement, King's Lynn, PE34 4LZ
- Phone
- 01553828648
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Ward / constituency
- Terrington · North West Norfolk
- Area
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- URN
- 140557
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 28% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 5% | — | — |
| SEN support | 12% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: WEST NORFOLK ACADEMIES TRUST
704 pupils · 650 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
20 April 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 740 pupils
Attendance
91.3%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
8.7%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
24.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
4.9%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.0%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 41.2 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.06 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 24% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 55% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.72 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 45.3 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 37% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 61.5% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 51.9% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.14 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 135 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 133 | 11% | 44% | 68% | |
| English Language | 133 | 18% | 50% | 70% | |
| English Literature | 133 | 11% | 47% | 61% | |
| Combined Science | 114 | 8% | 34% | 63% | |
| History | 106 | 26% | 53% | 67% | |
| Art and Design | 71 | 27% | 48% | 76% | |
| French | 60 | 13% | 30% | 53% | |
| Geography | 36 | 28% | 44% | 58% | |
| Business | 30 | 3% | 20% | 30% | |
| Physical Education | 30 | 7% | 17% | 50% | |
| Religious Studies | 28 | 11% | 57% | 68% | |
| Social Studies | 24 | 33% | 79% | 88% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
Loading prices…
Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Norfolk council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.