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Greyfriars Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy
London Road, Kings Lynn PE30 5PY · greyfriarsacademy.uk · 01553 773087
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement
- 2019 framework · inspected Jan 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 31%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Norfolk 56%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 199
- 65% of 304 places
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 44.2%
- First language not English
- 39.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 14 families put the school first and 15 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 15 | 14 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 19 | 17 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 17 | 15 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 34 | 32 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 31% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across Norfolk it was 56%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼31% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼98 | 106 | ||
| ▼100 | 105 | ||
| ▼99 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 121021)
Ofsted
Greyfriars Academy was judged Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, on 31 January 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Requires improvement
- Inspected
- 31 Jan 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Inadequate, graded inspection, May 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
- Jan 2023Monitoring visitEffective action
May 2022Inadequate
Quality of education Inadequate Behaviour and attitudes Inadequate Personal development Requires improvement Leadership and management Inadequate Early years Inadequate Safeguarding Not effective
Before September 2019
Nov 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Dec 2012Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement