Duke of Lancaster School

Highfield Road, Fakenham, Norfolk, NR21 9DQ

Requires Improvement

Inspected 5 March 2024

Requires Improvement

Ofsted

7.1

Attainment 8

5–16

Ages

100

Pupils

Mixed

Gender

Free schools special

Type

School Information

Local Authority: Norfolk →
School Type: Free schools special
Age Range: Ages 5–16
Gender: Mixed
Pupils / Capacity: 100 / 100 (100%)
Sixth Form: Does not have a sixth form
Nursery: No Nursery Classes
Religious Character: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Last Ofsted Inspection: 5 March 2024

Pupil profile

2023/24

Who attends this school — useful context if you’re considering teaching here.

40%

Disadvantaged

EAL

100%

SEN support

EHC plan

Source: DfE School Census, 2023/24, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Results & performance

2023/24

Official Department for Education results, pupil destinations and attendance.

Attendance

20.8%

Overall absence

45.9%

Persistent absence

Source: Department for Education performance tables, 2023/24, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Some independent schools’ qualifications (e.g. IGCSEs) are not all reflected in these figures.

Workforce

2024/25

Staffing at this school, with the trend over recent years — useful if you’re considering working here.

Teachers (FTE)

↑ +2.0 vs 2023/24

5.9

Pupils per teacher

↓ -0.6 vs 2023/24

26.89

Teaching assistants (FTE)

↓ -1.5 vs 2023/24

£47,561

Avg teacher salary

Mean · 12% on leadership pay

↓ −£1,906 vs 2023/24

Teacher vacancies

5.6% rate

↑ +1 vs 2023/24

Leadership (FTE)

↓ -1.0 vs 2023/24

Data for the 2024/25 academic year (trend lines show 3 years). Source: DfE School Workforce Census, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. State-funded schools only.

School finances

2024-25

How this school is funded and where the money goes — per pupil.

£27,059

Spend per pupil

£33,614

Income per pupil

41%

Spent on teaching staff

Source: DfE school finance returns (CFR for council-maintained schools, AAR for academies), 2024-25, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Per-pupil figures are calculated from total income/expenditure.