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King's Oak Academy

Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–7 · Academy

Parkway, Gaywood, King's Lynn PE30 4QJ · kingsoakacademy.co.uk · 01553 774587

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Overview

Ofsted
No overall grade
2019 framework · inspected Oct 2024
Demand for places
1.0
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
79
44% of 180 places
Local authority
Norfolk
Nursery class
Yes
Free school meals
44.9%
First language not English
27.8%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Unity Education Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, 21 families put the school first and 21 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 27 (Places 27)27September 2023: 32 (Places 32)32September 2024: 15 (Places 15)15September 2025: 17 (Places 18)17September 2026: 21 (Places 21)21Places 21
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202621211100%
September 2025Sept 202518170.9100%
September 2024Sept 202415151100%
September 2023Sept 202332321100%
September 2022Sept 202227271100%

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected King's Oak Academy on 22 October 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.

Overall
No overall grade
Inspected
22 Oct 2024
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Early yearsGood

Previously: Inadequate, graded inspection, May 2022

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Jun 2023Monitoring visitEffective action
  • Jan 2023Monitoring visitEffective action
  • May 2022Inadequate
    Quality of educationInadequate
    Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
    Personal developmentGood
    Leadership and managementInadequate
    Early yearsInadequate
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Jun 2013Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
  • Jul 2010Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood

What parents said

75% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (20 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
75%
Replies
20
22% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school●90% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▼85% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▼75% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼65% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well●85% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▲95% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing●85% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▼75% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities●90% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development▼75% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly●77% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 65% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly●50% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 60% who had a child bullied

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