Best Schools in King's Lynn

How many schools are there in King's Lynn?

King's Lynn has 59 open schools: 49 state primary, 6 state secondary or all-through, 2 special and 2 others.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Which schools in King's Lynn are rated Outstanding?

4 schools in King's Lynn were rated Outstanding at their most recent graded Ofsted inspection: Whitefriars Church of England Primary Academy, Eastgate Academy, St Martin At Shouldham Church of England Primary Academy and Ingoldisthorpe Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School. Counting Good as well, 96% of the 53 graded schools here are rated Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.

Whitefriars Church of England Primary AcademyEastgate AcademySt Martin At Shouldham Church of England Primary AcademyIngoldisthorpe Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

Source: Ofsted

Which secondary schools in King's Lynn get the best GCSE results?

Of the 5 schools in King's Lynn with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at Springwood High School, with an Attainment 8 score of 46.2 and 44% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; Litcham School, with an Attainment 8 score of 44.1 and 35% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and St Clement's High School, with an Attainment 8 score of 43.6 and 36% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.

Springwood High SchoolLitcham SchoolSt Clement's High School

Source: DfE school performance data

Which primary schools in King's Lynn have the best SATs results?

Of the 40 primary schools in King's Lynn with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at All Saints Academy (93% in reading, 100% in maths); Ingoldisthorpe Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School (94% in reading, 94% in maths); and St Martin At Shouldham Church of England Primary Academy (88% in reading, 88% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.

All Saints AcademyIngoldisthorpe Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolSt Martin At Shouldham Church of England Primary Academy

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in King's Lynn?

No. None of the state secondary schools in King's Lynn selects pupils by ability, so every state secondary here is comprehensive.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Do schools in King's Lynn have catchment areas?

Most state schools in King's Lynn have no fixed catchment boundary. When a school is oversubscribed, Norfolk allocates places on its published criteria - usually looked-after children first, then siblings, then home-to-school distance - so the practical cut-off moves each year. Each school's page here shows an estimate of its catchment radius.

How do I apply for a school place in King's Lynn?

Apply to Norfolk through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts.