Schools in Norfolk

352 schools with published admissions figures

The newest figures for each school. "1st prefs per place" is how many families put the school first, for each place it gave out. It measures demand, not whether a child would get a place. A dash means the figure is not available.

How the 2026 round went in Norfolk

Primary

Offered their first choice 94.4%
Of families applying for a primary place for September 2026. Against 91.9% in 2016.
Offered one of their three 98.5%
Families offered any of the schools they named.
Families who applied 7,482
Applications received for a primary place. A family naming three schools counts once.

For September 2026, 94.4% of families applying for a primary place here were offered their first choice, and 98.5% were offered one of the three schools they named.

That is 2.4 points higher than in 2016, when it was 91.9%.

The council's primary schools between them had 9,547 places for 7,482 applications. That is a total for the whole council and says nothing about any one school in it.

Secondary

Offered their first choice 94.1%
Of families applying for a secondary place for September 2026. Against 94.8% in 2016.
Offered one of their three 98.2%
Families offered any of the schools they named.
Families who applied 8,625
Applications received for a secondary place. A family naming three schools counts once.

For September 2026, 94.1% of families applying for a secondary place here were offered their first choice, and 98.2% were offered one of the three schools they named.

That is much the same as in 2016, when it was 94.8%.

The council's secondary schools between them had 9,559 places for 8,625 applications. That is a total for the whole council and says nothing about any one school in it.

Source: Department for Education, applications and offers. The same round across England.

If a family is refused a place

In 2026, families in Norfolk lodged 234 appeals about a school place.

153 of them were heard by a panel and 44 succeeded, which is about 29 in every 100 heard.

The other 81 did not reach a panel. Most appeals that do not are withdrawn because a place comes up first.

This is a record of decisions already made. A panel hears one case at a time and decides it on what that family sets out, so these figures do not indicate what would happen in any particular appeal.

Source: Department for Education, admission appeals in England, reporting year 2026. Counts every school in this council area. The share that succeeded is taken over appeals heard by a panel, not over appeals lodged.

All Through

School	1st prefs per place	Demand since	Latest Ofsted
Litcham School King's Lynn	0.91	-	Good Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)
The Harleston Sancroft Academy (a 3-16 Church of England School) Harleston	0.97	-	Not judged Ofsted graded inspection (previous framework)

Elsewhere

Most sought-after schools in Norfolk by first preferences per place
Schools in IP20 (3)
Schools in IP21 (8)
Schools in IP22 (12)
Schools in IP24 (11)
Schools in IP25 (6)
Schools in IP26 (5)
Schools in IP27 (5)
Schools in NR1 (7)
Schools in NR10 (10)
Schools in NR11 (11)
Schools in NR12 (14)
Schools in NR13 (12)
Schools in NR14 (12)
Schools in NR15 (11)
Schools in NR16 (8)
Schools in NR17 (8)
Schools in NR18 (9)
Schools in NR19 (7)
Schools in NR2 (4)
Schools in NR20 (9)
Schools in NR21 (8)
Schools in NR25 (4)
Schools in NR27 (4)
Schools in NR28 (4)
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