Tilney All Saints CofE Primary School

About Tilney All Saints CofE Primary School

Tilney All Saints CofE Primary School is a small Church of England primary in Norfolk, serving just 75 pupils from ages 4 to 11 in the King's Lynn and West Norfolk borough. Within the local authority's 344 primary schools, it ranks 216th, placing it in the bottom half of Norfolk primaries. Its closest top-performing peers in the area include Ditchingham Church of England Primary Academy and Surlingham Primary School, both of which achieve the highest possible ranking score of 100, and Stalham Academy with a score of 89. The school operates under headteacher Dawn Liddle and is rated Good by Ofsted, a grade it has held consistently across its two most recent inspections, the latest taking place in 2023. With a capacity of 91, the school is currently undersubscribed overall but was oversubscribed for the 2025/26 admissions cycle, receiving 20 applications for just 6 places, with 5 first-preference offers made.

Academically, the school's Key Stage 2 results for 2023/24 show a mixed picture. The proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined was 38%, notably below the Norfolk local authority average of 52%. In individual subjects, reading performed strongest with 56% reaching the expected standard and 19% reaching the higher standard, while maths saw 44% at expected and just 6% at higher. Writing matched maths at 44% expected but had no pupils achieving the higher standard. Average scaled scores were 103 in reading and 100 in maths, both in line with national averages. Progress scores are not available for any subject. Nationally, the school ranks in the bottom 10% of all primaries on the combined expected standard metric, and within the East of England region it sits at the 90th percentile, meaning around nine in ten schools in the region outperform it on this measure.

The school offers a solid range of facilities including an ICT suite, sports hall, music rooms, art studios, a sensory room and a chapel, alongside outdoor playground and gymnasium. Sports provision covers football, rounders, cricket, gymnastics, cross country, swimming and athletics, and there are clubs for coding, drama, choir and gardening. SEND support is well-developed, with provisions for specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, multi-sensory impairment and physical disability. This makes the school a practical choice for families in the King's Lynn area who value a small, church-affiliated setting with strong pastoral and SEND support, though those prioritising top-tier academic outcomes may want to consider higher-performing local alternatives.

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