St Clement's High School

St Clement’s High School continues to demonstrate good performance since its last inspection in January 2017. The school fosters a strong community ethos, with pupils valuing supportive relationships with staff and peers. The curriculum is ambitious and has effectively integrated language learning, encouraging more pupils to study languages. Additionally, pupils benefit from a variety of enrichment opportunities that enhance their educational experience and personal development. However, while the school provides a nurturing environment, some areas of mutual respect and understanding among peers need improvement, particularly regarding the treatment of gender and sexual orientation.

Strengths

• Strong community ethos and supportive relationships among pupils and staff
• Ambitious curriculum that includes increased language offerings
• Teachers knowledgeable and skilled in effective lesson planning
• Proactive identification of pupil needs and timely feedback
• Well-developed enrichment opportunities for pupils
• Effective safeguarding arrangements and training for staff

Areas for Improvement

• A minority of pupils make disrespectful comments about gender and sexual orientation
• Some teachers do not adequately check pupils' understanding or provide necessary support

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at St Clement's High School attended 91.3% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 24.6% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 6.8% of pupils at St Clement's High School were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). One pupil was permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 St Clement's High School had 18.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 5.5% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 12.2% of pupils at St Clement's High School were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 6.4% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 St Clement's High School received £8,097 and spent £7,822 for each of its 709 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £591,000 (£833 per pupil).

Across all 11 schools of West Norfolk Academies Trust, income was £7,493 and spending £7,462 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in King'S Lynn · Norfolk local authority: places and applications

St Clement's High School is part of West Norfolk Academies Trust, which runs 11 schools. The nearest others:

• Walpole Cross Keys Primary School King'S Lynn
• Clenchwarton Primary School King'S Lynn
• West Lynn Primary School King'S Lynn
• Gaywood Primary School King'S Lynn
• Springwood High School King'S Lynn
• Marshland High School Wisbech
• Snettisham Primary School King'S Lynn
• Heacham Junior School King'S Lynn
• Heacham Infant and Nursery School King'S Lynn
• Smithdon High School Hunstanton

What is St Clement's High School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St Clement's High School is Good, from an inspection in June 2023.

When was St Clement's High School last inspected by Ofsted?

St Clement's High School was last inspected in June 2023.

How many pupils does St Clement's High School have?

St Clement's High School has 704 pupils on roll.

What age range does St Clement's High School cover?

St Clement's High School for pupils aged 11 to 16.

What are St Clement's High School's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 43.6, and 36% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is St Clement's High School?

St Clement's High School is at Churchgate Way, Terrington St Clement, King's Lynn, Norfolk, PE34 4LZ.