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EnglandEast of EnglandKing's Lynn and West NorfolkPE30 5AHWhitefriars Church of England Primary Academy
Primary

Whitefriars Church of England Primary Academy

Primary

King's Lynn and West Norfolk · King's Lynn · PE30 5AH http://www.whitefriars.norfolk.sch.uk

Pupils
382
cap. 420
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
54%
RWM expected · 2024/25
4%
RWM higher · 2024/25
382
Pupils · 2024/25
36%
EAL · 2024/25
10%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
54%
RWM expected · 2024/25
4%
RWM higher · 2024/25
382
Pupils · 2024/25
36%
EAL · 2024/25
10%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Outstanding

Ofsted inspection · 21/05/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityNorfolk
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio26.3:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen

Overview of Whitefriars Church of England Primary Academy · Primary · Norfolk

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
54%
-1pp
61%58%54%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 54%
RWM higher standard
4%
-9pp
13%8%2%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 4%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
78%
Reading higher standard
33%
Writing expected standard
61%
Writing higher standard
4%
Maths expected standard
76%
Maths higher standard
31%
Science expected standard
80%
SPAG expected standard
78%
SPAG higher standard
28%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
105.0
GPS scaled score
105.0

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
382
Pupil : teacher ratio
26.3
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
36%
FSM eligible
26%
SEN
14%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
10%

Contact

Address
Whitefriars Road, King's Lynn, PE30 5AH
Local authority
Norfolk
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

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

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2554%4%78%33%61%4%76%31%80%78%106.0105.0105.014%382
2023/2455%13%80%22%78%18%75%33%82%67%105.0105.0104.016%392
2022/2361%4%78%26%72%9%85%17%78%80%104.0104.0104.0+0.90+0.70+1.5018%373
2018/1959%2%68%27%73%2%88%27%86%80%103.0106.0105.0-2.30-3.90-0.1012%408
2017/1857%7%70%26%81%15%76%22%81%87%105.0104.0106.0-0.80-0.80-0.20413
2016/1754%4%59%15%81%13%76%7%72%70%101.0102.0103.0-0.70+2.00+0.6014%413

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.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2538223.014%36%26%4%10%
2023/2439226.816%38%29%4%6%
2022/2337322.918%42%27%5%10%
2021/2237922.522%41%30%6%18%
2020/2141124.416%38%31%
2018/1940825.512%42%24%4%6%
2017/1823.84%9%
2016/1741321.114%39%29%4%9%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.