Greyfriars Academy | Primary in Kings Lynn, King's Lynn and West Norfolk | Ofsted & DfE

31%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

204

Pupils · 2024/25

37%

EAL · 2024/25

16%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

31%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

204

Pupils · 2024/25

37%

EAL · 2024/25

16%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

31%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

204

Pupils · 2024/25

37%

EAL · 2024/25

16%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Requires improvement

Ofsted inspection · 31/01/2024

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityNorfolk

PhasePrimary

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio16.6:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Greyfriars Academy · Primary · Norfolk

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How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2018/19

RWM expected standard

31%

+3pp

48%38%28%

'19'23'24'25

'25 · 31%

RWM higher standard

0pp

2%1%0%

'19'23'24'25

'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

44%

Reading higher standard

13%

Writing expected standard

47%

Writing higher standard

Maths expected standard

56%

Maths higher standard

19%

Science expected standard

69%

SPAG expected standard

50%

SPAG higher standard

Reading scaled score

98.0

Maths scaled score

100.0

GPS scaled score

99.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

204

Pupil : teacher ratio

16.6

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

37%

FSM eligible

40%

SEN

16%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

16%

Contact

Address

London Road, Kings Lynn, PE30 5PY

Local authority

Norfolk

Website

www.greyfriarsacademy.uk

Telephone

01553773087

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	31%	0%	44%	13%	47%	0%	56%	19%	69%	50%	98.0	100.0	99.0	—	—	—	16%	204
2023/24	28%	0%	39%	11%	61%	6%	44%	8%	69%	58%	98.0	97.0	99.0	—	—	—	21%	228
2022/23	28%	2%	47%	9%	56%	5%	49%	14%	77%	40%	100.0	101.0	100.0	-4.80	-1.50	-3.80	20%	258
2018/19	48%	2%	55%	9%	77%	16%	59%	9%	73%	70%	100.0	101.0	102.0	+0.10	+3.20	+0.00	20%	282

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	204	16.5	16%	37%	40%	5%	16%
2023/24	228	17.5	21%	33%	45%	8%	26%
2022/23	258	21.5	20%	28%	46%	8%	25%
2021/22	272	27.8	19%	29%	41%	8%	32%
2020/21	281	24.5	18%	26%	41%	—	—
2018/19	282	23.8	20%	24%	36%	5%	16%