Fakenham Junior School
Academy converter primary school in Fakenham (Norfolk).
Location
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Fakenham Junior School is situated in the middle of a small, but growing, rural market town. Pupils come to FJS from communities within the town and also some of the surrounding villages. There are approximately 260 pupils on role in years 3 to 6 and presently they are organised into 2 classes per year group (3 in Y6).
The vast majority of the children come to us from Fakenham Infant School, who we are in federation with, and most transfer to Fakenham Academy Norfolk at age 11. We have very good transition arrangements with both of these schools.
The population of Fakenham is generally stable with many of the families having lived in the town for several generations; a lot of parents and grandparents of the pupils also attended our school! There is some deprivation within the town which results in the school receiving Pupil Premium for approximately 25% of its cohort.
The school also has a significant level of Special Educational Need; this is currently running at about 20%.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
2 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Current Learning
- Accelerated Reader
Key facts
- URN
- 146711
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Constituency
- Broadland and Fakenham
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Opened
- 2019
Governing body (2 current, 0 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Richard Lord | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2028 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Adam Mason | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2021 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record