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Hickling CofE Infants Academy

PrimaryAges 3–7AcademyChurch of England

Hickling, NR12 0XX · Norfolk local authority

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Getting in
4/4
first choices offered a place, 2026 (England: 93%)
How full
11 pupils
24% of its 45 places
Free school meals
14%
14 in 100 pupils eligible · outlined square = England’s schools (25)
The gist

What stands out about Hickling CofE Infants Academy

  • No letter for this school: the reason is below.
  • Room to spare: 11 pupils for 45 places
  • 14% of pupils are eligible for free school meals (fewer than England’s 25%)
  • Ofsted: Good, March 2023 (shown, not graded)
  • Every family who put it first got a place for September 2026 (4 of 4)
  • Homes in its postcode sector (NR12 0) sold for a median £275,000; Hickling’s is £373,750
Getting in

How hard is it to get a place at Hickling CofE Infants Academy?

Every family who put it first got a place for September 2026.

4
families put it first for September 2026
4
places offered
100%
of first choices offered a place (England’s primaries: 93%)
First choices and places, by year of entry
20192020202120222023202420252026
Families who put it firstPlaces offered

In every year shown, every family who put it first was offered a place. The council runs the coordinated admissions; each school’s rules (siblings, distance, faith) decide who gets in. DfE doesn’t publish the furthest distance offered, so check the council’s admissions booklet for that. The Diocese of Norwich St Benet'S Multi-Academy Trust sets the admissions rules. Apply through Norfolk council’s coordinated admissions.

Demand for primary schools nearby, September 2026

Outline = places offered · green = families who put it first · striped = more first choices than places

1.00 per place
100% got their first choice
Hickling CofE Infants
1.00 per place
100% got their first choice
1.00 per place
100% got their first choice
1.00 per place
100% got their first choice
0.93 per place
100% got their first choice
0.86 per place
100% got their first choice

Who goes here

DfE school census, January 2025

22 pupils. SEN support is extra help in school for a special educational need; an EHC plan is the council’s legal plan for pupils who need more.

SEN support
4.6%England 15.3%
EHC plan
0%England 3.6%
English as an additional language
0%England 18.8%
Free school meals in the last 6 years
6.3%England 26.2%

Girls and boys

Girls 32%Boys 68%
Its letter

No letter for Hickling CofE Infants Academy

An infant school: pupils move on at 7, before the Key Stage 2 tests at 11, so there are no results to grade.

Letters go to England’s open mainstream state schools with published Key Stage 2 or GCSE results (grammar schools included), each against the schools of its own phase.

Ofsted

Ofsted inspections

Shown, not graded: Ofsted is never part of a letter or the School Grade.

Ungraded inspection: School remains Good, March 2023.

The full reports on Ofsted ↗

Living nearby

Living near Hickling CofE Infants Academy

For families thinking of moving: what homes cost around the school, and the other schools close by.

Home prices in NR12 0, the school’s postcode sector

Hickling property prices →
£275,000
median sale, 240 sales in 36 months · Hickling £373,750

Median sale price each year, 2010 to 2025

£100K£150K£200K£250K£300K£350K£400K2010201520202025NR12 0Hickling
NR12 0Hickling

By type, the 36 months to August 2026

Detached
£305K
Semi-detached
£228K
Terraced
£176K
NR12 0Hickling

Homes in NR12 0 sell for well under Hickling’s typical price. HM Land Registry Price Paid, standard sales. Catchments aren’t published, so the postcode sector stands in for “around the school”.

Hickling, NR12 0XX

Nearby

Primary schools near Hickling CofE Infants Academy

The nearest state schools of the same phase, as the crow flies. Catchments and admissions rules decide which one a child gets.

Hickling CofE Infants Academy: common questions

How hard is it to get into Hickling CofE Infants Academy?

For September 2026, 4 families put Hickling CofE Infants Academy first and all of them were offered a place; 4 places were offered in all.

What is Hickling CofE Infants Academy’s Ofsted rating?

Its latest inspection outcome is Good (March 2023).

How much do houses cost near Hickling CofE Infants Academy?

Homes in its postcode sector, NR12 0, sold for a median £275,000 over the 36 months to August 2026 (240 sales).

Sources: DfE Get Information about Schools (16 October 2026), Key Stage 2 performance tables (2023–2025, three-year average) and Key Stage 4 (2025/26, provisional); Ofsted state-funded school inspections as at 30 September 2026. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Also: DfE Key Stage 4 performance, schools data (2023/24 and 2024/25 final, 2025/26 provisional) and Key Stage 2 performance tables 2024/25 by subject; DfE school census, January 2025; DfE school-level applications and offers, September 2019 to 2026 entry; HM Land Registry Price Paid by postcode sector, 2010 to August 2026.

A school’s letter is our own summary of its published results against England’s schools of the same phase; Hickling’s School Grade is a separate grade, built from the results of the schools in and around the town against other towns. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.