Springwood High School, King's Lynn

In its own words: "With more than a hundred years of history, Springwood provides an education for young people aged between eleven and eighteen in King's Lynn. Springwood High School is a comprehensive school with Specialist Performing Arts Status and a long history of providing an excellent education to pupils in West Norfolk."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, rugby, hockey, athletics, basketball, dance, drama, choir and Duke of Edinburgh.

In 2026, pupils at Springwood High School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 46.2, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 45 in Norfolk and 47 across England.

44% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 43% in Norfolk and 47% in England.

That is in line with 2025, when the score was 46.9.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.05: pupils made about 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 36.8, against 48.1 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 11.3 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 30 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Religious Studies, Combined Science and History.

For September 2026 entry, 296 families put Springwood High School as their first choice and 538 named it as one of their preferences, for 271 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 27 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Springwood High School are King Edward VII Academy (0.8 miles, Attainment 8 41.1); King's Lynn Academy (0.9 miles, Good, Attainment 8 41); and Visiting Teacher Service West (1.7 miles).

Springwood High School's 2026 results were higher than all 2 of them.

Springwood High School is one of 11 schools run by West Norfolk Academies Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 45.2 in 2024/25.

Of the 285 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 88% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 38% to a further education college, 4% to an apprenticeship and 1% into work.

Of the 232 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 44% went on to university or other higher education, 7% to apprenticeships and 34% into work. 16% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

15.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 26.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (64%) and Asian (9%).

In 2026, 147 pupils (7.4%) received SEN support and 44 (2.2%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

Springwood High School has a SEN unit for autism.

The nearest railway station is Kings Lynn Rail Station, about 1.3 miles away in a straight line.

1 bus stop is within a five-minute walk; the closest is Springwood High School (adjacent), 20 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Springwood High School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 146 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Norfolk (28), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Springwood High School issued 201 suspensions, 10.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Springwood High School are St Martha's Catholic Primary School (under 0.1 miles), Gaywood Primary School (under 0.1 miles), Reffley Academy (0.6 miles) and Fairstead Community Primary and Nursery School (0.7 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.