St Matthew's Church of England Primary Academy, King's Lynn
St Matthew's Church of England Primary Academy is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in King's Lynn, part of The Diocese of Norwich Education and Academies Trust. It has a Church of England religious character.
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Norfolk (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
St Matthew's Church of England Primary Academy in detail
Getting a place at St Matthew's Church of England Primary Academy
Across Norfolk, 94% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 99% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2026, families in Norfolk lodged 64 appeals against primary school offers; 51 reached a hearing and 5 succeeded (9.8% of those heard).
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to St Matthew's Church of England Primary Academy are Gayton Church of England Primary Academy (0.3 miles, Good, 48% reading, 61% maths); Holly Meadows School (2 miles, Good, 50% reading, 68% maths); Ashwicken Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School (2 miles, Good, 90% reading, 76% maths); and Middleton Church of England Primary Academy (4.3 miles, Inadequate, 67% reading, 67% maths).
Gayton Church of England Primary AcademyHolly Meadows SchoolAshwicken Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolMiddleton Church of England Primary Academy
The trust
St Matthew's Church of England Primary Academy is one of 42 schools run by The Diocese of Norwich Education and Academies Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 52% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
All 42 schools in The Diocese of Norwich Education and Academies Trust
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of St Matthew's Church of England Primary Academy.
4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Winch Road (adjacent), 200 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 7 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences and criminal damage and arson. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Norfolk (28).
Sources: DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
No inspection data available
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
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Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 3
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 3 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 3 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.
1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Norfolk is 4 (the median across 462 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
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Capacity & Demand
Area Demand Pressure - King's Lynn
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for King's Lynn
Across Norfolk council
Places available
9,547
Applications
7,482
Got 1st preference
94.4%
Got preferred school
98.7%
All primary applications across Norfolk council (2026/27), not just this school.
Questions parents ask about St Matthew's Church of England Primary Academy
What is the catchment area for St Matthew's Church of England Primary Academy?
No fixed boundary. When St Matthew's Church of England Primary Academy is oversubscribed, Norfolk allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
How do I apply to St Matthew's Church of England Primary Academy?
Apply through Norfolk's coordinated admissions process, naming St Matthew's Church of England Primary Academy on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
How many road collisions happen near St Matthew's Church of England Primary Academy?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 3 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 3 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Norfolk is 4 (the median across 462 schools, same distance and years).
Where is St Matthew's Church of England Primary Academy?
St Matthew's Church of England Primary Academy is at 82 Springvale, King's Lynn, PE32 1QZ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)