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Drake Primary School
Fairfields, Croxton Road, IP24 1JW
Community school for ages 4–11 in Croxton Road. Mixed intake.
Drake Primary School is a large local-authority community primary school in Thetford, Norfolk, serving boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has special classes, with SEN provision for autistic spectrum disorder. Ofsted rated the school Good in January 2022.
The school says it is situated on the Fairfields Estate on the northern fringe of Thetford, an area it links to Thetford Forest and local history. It says Drake opened for pupils in 1978.
Ages 4–11 · Primary
411 pupils · On roll
Community school · Mixed