Greyfriars Academy
Primary schoolGreyfriars Academy is a primary school in King's Lynn and West Norfolk, for pupils aged 4 to 11. It had 199 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Requires improvement (overall), January 2024
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 31 January 2024
- Overall effectiveness
- Requires improvement
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 31% of pupils at Greyfriars Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 56% in Norfolk and 62% in England.
0% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Norfolk | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 31% | 56% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 5% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 98 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100 | 103 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- King's Lynn Nursery SchoolNursery. School remains Good, April 2023310 m
- Whitefriars Church of England Primary AcademyPrimary. Outstanding (overall), May 2024. 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)310 m
- Eastgate AcademyPrimary. School remains Outstanding, May 2023. 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)750 m
- The College of West AngliaSixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file980 m
- Highgate Infant SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade1.1 km
- King's Lynn AcademySecondary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 41.0 (2025/26, provisional)1.1 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in King's Lynn and West Norfolk
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).