Lynn Grove Academy, Great Yarmouth

In 2026, pupils at Lynn Grove Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 41.8, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 45 in Norfolk and 47 across England.

34% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 43% in Norfolk and 47% in England.

That is down from 44.2 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.17: pupils made above average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 35.5, against 44.9 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 9.4 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 26 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, History and Art and Design.

For September 2026 entry, 243 families put Lynn Grove Academy as their first choice and 404 named it as one of their preferences, for 220 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 41 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Lynn Grove Academy are Ormiston Venture Academy (1.1 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 45.7); Cliff Park Ormiston Academy (1.6 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 36.8); Visiting Teacher Service East at Education Services Centre (2.2 miles); and Great Yarmouth Charter Academy (2.7 miles, Good, Attainment 8 41.8).

Lynn Grove Academy's 2026 results were higher than 1 of these 3 schools.

Lynn Grove Academy is one of 17 schools run by Creative Education Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 42.1 in 2024/25.

17 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Lynn Grove Academy (as of September 2025): 82% would recommend the school, 88% say their child is happy there and 67% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child does well at the school (94%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (67%).

Of the 236 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 90% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 37% to a further education college, 3% to an apprenticeship and 3% into work.

33.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 9.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The nearest railway station is Great Yarmouth Rail Station, about 2 miles away in a straight line.

11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Lynn Grove (opposite), 270 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 196 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Norfolk (28), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Lynn Grove Academy issued 540 suspensions, 48.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 12 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Lynn Grove Academy are Wroughton Junior Academy (0.4 miles), Wroughton Infant Academy (0.4 miles), St Mary and St Peter Catholic Primary School (0.7 miles) and Homefield VC CofE Primary School (0.7 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.