King's Lynn Academy, King's Lynn
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data. Admissions policy: Non-selective
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Overall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
King's Lynn Academy is a warm, caring community where pupils feel known and valued by staff. The school excels at supporting pupils with special needs and those at risk of exclusion, helping them to thrive through expert, individualised support. Teaching is improving across the school, and there is an impressive range of clubs, teams and activities that help pupils develop new interests and skills.
Key Strengths
- Excellent specialist support through 'Forward Step' resource base helps pupils at risk of exclusion to thrive and achieve
- Strong pastoral care and personal development programme with impressive extra-curricular offer
- Effective support for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities, with expert staff and well-adapted teaching
- Warm, positive school culture where pupils feel secure and known as individuals
- Good early reading support that helps struggling readers catch up
Areas for Improvement
- Achievement outcomes for disadvantaged pupils remain too low, with many not securing key knowledge in English and maths
- Inconsistent behaviour management when teachers are less familiar with school approaches
- Some checks on pupil understanding do not accurately identify what pupils know, so some pupils are not challenged enough
- Teaching does not always develop pupils' reading speed or depth of writing across subjects
- Monitoring of impact by leaders sometimes lacks precision, slowing pace of improvement
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met - the school has established an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility and pupils are made safer and feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Sports teams, school musical, crafts clubs, gaming clubs, special interest clubs, arts clubs, war museum visits, nuclear power station visits
King's Lynn Academy is a friendly, caring school where pupils enjoy coming to learn and staff feel valued and respected. The school has made decisive improvements to its curriculum, support for pupils with special needs, and attendance, though outcomes for disadvantaged pupils remain an area requiring further development.
At a Glance
31.9%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
24.2
Avg class size
39
Total classes
9 classes with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
88%
Available places
972 pupils
1,100 capacity
128 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - King's Lynn
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for King's Lynn
Admissions Demand - Norfolk
Places available
9,550
Applications
8,636
Got 1st preference
93.3%
Got preferred school
98.2%
Secondary admissions across Norfolk (2025/26)
Inspection History(113)
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SEN Provision
How many pupils have special educational needs, what types of support the school provides, and how it compares to similar schools.
Pupil Demographics
The school's pupil mix - ethnicity breakdown, free school meals eligibility, and English as an additional language. Useful context when evaluating school fit.
Teachers & Staff
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School Funding
Annual funding per pupil, total budget, pupil premium grants, and how the school's resources compare to similar schools nationally.
Pupil Absence2024/25
9.44856%
Overall absence
25.77002%
Persistent absence
974
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
King's Lynn Academy
Parkway Academy
King's Oak Academy
Highgate Infant School
Eastgate Academy
Greyfriars Academy
St Martha's Catholic Primary School
Whitefriars Church of England Primary Academy
Gaywood Primary School
Fairstead Community Primary and Nursery School
St Michael's Church of England Academy
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