Key Stage 4
Once again we are tremendously proud of the achievements of the students and staff at Fakenham Academy.
In an academic year of much uncertainty, movement of GCSE grading, specification and assessment, students at Fakenham have excelled themselves in their exams.
Overall results have improved in many key areas, but what is most rewarding to see is that our Progess 8 score (a measure used to show much each of our students have actually learned, relative to their starting position) remains well above national average at 0.07.
This key measure shows that our students strive to reach their utmost potential in all subjects at GCSE level, and Fakenham Academy continues to be the school of choice for progress within the local North Norfolk area both at secondary and Post-16
Congratulations to all of our Year 11 students!
| Measure | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
| APS on entry | 27.5 | 27.06 | 27.29 |
| Progress 8 | 0.03 | 0.17 | 0.07 |
| Progress 8 (disadvantaged) | -0.46 | -0.12 | -0.18 |
| Basics | 61% | 59% | 57% |
| Basics (disadvantaged) | 33% | 41% | 54% |
| 9-5 Eng/Maths | 36% | 35% | 24% |
| 9-5 Eng/Maths (disadvantaged) | 21% | 7% | 8% |
| 9-4 English | 71% | 73% | 77% |
| 9-4 Maths | 70% | 64% | 63% |
| 9-5 English | 59% | 61% | 60% |
| 9-5 Maths | 42% | 39% | 27% |
| English Baccalaureate | 24% Entered13% Acheived | APS across 5 pillars – 3.64 | APS across 5 pillars – 3.57 |
Key Stage 5
We are extremely pleased with the progress and achievement of our sixth form students. We take students with a wide range of ability and support them to gain qualifications that will enable then to move onto the next step.
For many this means university and all of our students who applied gained a place with 90% of those achieving their first choice. Other students moved onto apprenticeships and employment.
ALPS places us in the top third of schools nationally for progress. Students who study at Fakenham Sixth Form make better progress than they do in many other schools.
| Measure | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
| Progress for A-levels | -0.12 | -0.06 | |
| Average grade for A-levels | C | C | |
| Progress for Applied General | -0.47 | Not yet released | |
| Average grade for Applied General | Distinction+ | Distinction- | |
| Progress in English | +0.09 | +1.14 | |
| Progress in Maths | +0.38 | +0.90 | |
| A level results only – VA | +0.01 | ||
| A level results only – Avg grade | C+ |
Destinations 2018
| University | Studying |
| Anglia Ruskin University | Forensic Science with Foundation Year |
| Birmingham City University | Psychology |
| Bishop Grosseteste University | Psychology and Counselling |
| COWA | Teaching Assistant course |
| Durham University | Primary Education |
| Leeds Beckett University | Media, Communication, Cultures |
| Leeds College of Music | Music (Production( (BA) |
| Liverpool Hope University | Drama and Special Educational Needs |
| Loughborough University | Chemical Engineering |
| Newcastle University | Physical Geography |
| Newcastle University | History and Archaeology |
| Norwich City College of Further and Higher Education | Applied Sport, Health and Exercise |
| Norwich University of the Arts | Film and Moving Image Production |
| Norwich University of the Arts | Film and Moving Image Production (including Year 0) |
| Norwich University of the Arts | Photography |
| Norwich University of the Arts | Illustration |
| Nottingham Trent University | Wildlife Conservation |
| Professional Sports Training | Water skiing in Australia |
| Royal Veterinary College (University of London) | Wild Animal Biology |
| St Mary’s University, Twickenham, London | Education and Social Science |
| Swansea University | Mathematics (with a year in industry) |
| University of Bath | Biochemistry |
| University of Brighton | Building Surveying |
| University of Brighton | Aeronautical Engineering |
| University of Brighton | Sport Business Management |
| University of Brighton | Business Management with placement year |
| University of Bristol | Geography |
| University of Derby | Forensic Science with Foundation Year |
| University of East Anglia | Psychology |
| University of East Anglia | Biomedicine |
| University of East Anglia | Chemical Physics with a Year in Industry |
| University of East London | Sport, Physical Education and Development |
| University of Essex | Psychology |
| University of Essex | Teaching English as a Foreign Language |
| University of Exeter | History |
| University of Greenwich | Business Psychology |
| University of Lincoln | Psychology with Forensic Psychology |
| University of Lincoln | Paramedic Science |
| University of Lincoln | Psychology with Clinical Psychology |
| University of Liverpool | Politics and Law |
| University of Nottingham | Philosophy |
| University of Sheffield | International Relations and Politics |
| University of Surrey | Law |
| University of Winchester | Film Studies |
| University of York | Criminology |
| York St John University | Mdia Studies (with Foundation Year) |
| York St John University | Education Studies with Special Educational Needs and Inclusion |
| Students gaining apprenticeship | Two |
| Students gaining employment | Four |