Downham Market Academy
Academy sponsor led secondary school in Downham Market (Norfolk).
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Nearby schools
nearest first10 schools within 5 miles. The nearest is Downham Market, Hillcrest Primary School, 0.2 miles away.
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| Phase | Ofsted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Downham Market, Hillcrest Primary SchoolCommunity | 0.2 mi | Primary | 404 | Ungraded inspection, Jun 2023Last graded Good (Sep 2013) |
| Nelson AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 0.6 mi | Primary | 386 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2022Last graded Good (Nov 2016) |
| Denver Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled | 1.0 mi | Primary | 108 | Good, 2023 |
| Wimbotsham and Stow AcademyAcademy converter | 1.0 mi | Primary | 106 | Ungraded inspection, Jul 2022Last graded Good (Sep 2016, previous school) |
| Orchard Manor SchoolOther independent special | 1.6 mi | Special | 26 | - |
| Hilgay Riverside AcademyAcademy converter | 3.1 mi | Primary | 75 | Good, 2022 |
| Holy Cross Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 3.4 mi | Primary | 55 | Good, 2023 |
| Watlington Community Primary SchoolCommunity | 4.5 mi | Primary | 169 | Ungraded inspection, Jul 2024Last graded Good (Jan 2019) |
| St Martin at Shouldham Church of England Primary AcademyAcademy converter | 4.9 mi | Primary | 153 | No overall grade, 2024Outstanding in 2 key judgements, Good in 2; early years provision Outstanding |
| Magdalen AcademyAcademy converter | 4.9 mi | Primary | 43 | Good, 2024 |
Straight-line distance from each school's register location, in miles: schools within 2 miles, widened to 5 or 10 miles where fewer than 10 schools are that close. Register details: Get Information about Schools, DfE (extract of 24 Oct 2026). Ofsted: the latest outcome in our data (Ofsted management information as at 30 Sep 2026, so a newer report may exist). Where no Ofsted outcome is shown we do not hold one; many independent schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate instead. Phase colours match the map. Governance Register does not rank schools.
The neighbourhood
iEnglish Indices of Deprivation 2025 (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government) for the small area around the school (LSOA).This school's neighbourhood is among the 40% least deprived in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 7 of 10).
Each number is a decile from 1 to 10: 1 = the most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, 10 = the least deprived 10%.
- Children in income-deprived families
- 85
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