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Lynn Grove Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Lynn Grove, Gorleston, Great Yarmouth NR31 8AP · lynngroveacademy.org.uk · 01493 661406
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Oct 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 44.2
- average Attainment 8 score. Norfolk 45.2, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,113
- 97% of 1,150 places
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 33.7%
- First language not English
- 9.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 243 families put the school first and 220 places were offered; 83% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 220 | 243 | 1.1▲ | 83% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 232 | 233 | 1▲ | 93% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 223 | 213 | 1 | 89% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 224 | 244 | 1.1▲ | 86% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 226 | 216 | 1 | 93% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 44.2, and 41.5% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Norfolk it was 45.2, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●44.2 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼41.5% | 45.4% | ||
| ●65.6% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲42.9% | 40.5% | ||
| ●3.93 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 1.3 | −0.9 |
| Sixth form college | 51.7 | −18.5 |
| Further education | 36.9 | +23.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 3.4 | +0.6 |
| Employment | 2.5 | −0.8 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 2.5 | −0.8 |
| Activity not captured | 1.7 | −2.2 |
Ofsted
Lynn Grove Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 18 October 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 18 Oct 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, May 2017
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
May 2017Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective May 2015Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
82% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (17 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 82%
- Replies
- 17
- 2% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 88% who raised concerns
based on the 41% who had a child bullied