SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Good
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Good
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?Good
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Good
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Requires improvement
CQC hasn't inspected this home for more than 5 years. It re-inspects based on risk, so an old rating doesn't count against a home on this site, but it may not reflect the home today. ?
The Mallards is in the Good, with an area to improve tier ?, with 43 other homes in Norfolk.
67% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Run by One Six One Limited, The Mallards is a residential care home in Kings Lynn, Norfolk with 11 registered beds. It is registered to care for people with a learning disability or autism. It is a small home for Norfolk, where the median is 29 beds.
In Norfolk, 67% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in August 2026. 89% of homes in Norfolk also score 5. Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. One Six One Limited runs 2 care homes, and all 2 rated are Good or Outstanding.
CQC last rated the home in July 2018, giving it Good overall. It was Good for safe, effective, caring and responsive as well. For well-led, the rating was Requires improvement. Before that, in November 2016, it was rated Requires improvement. The rating is more than 5 years old. In Norfolk, 46% of ratings are that old (see how rating age varies by council).
