# Whitefriars Church of England Primary Academy

Whitefriars Church of England Primary Academy is a primary school in King's Lynn and West Norfolk, for pupils aged 4 to 11.

It had 394 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E141314. [King's Lynn and West Norfolk](https://openindex.co.uk/kings-lynn-and-west-norfolk)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 4 to 11
- Pupils: 394
- Council: King's Lynn and West Norfolk
- URN: 141314

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Outstanding (overall), May 2024
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 21 May 2024
- Overall effectiveness: Outstanding
- Quality of education: Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding
- Personal development: Outstanding
- Leadership and management: Outstanding
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 54% of pupils at Whitefriars Church of England Primary Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 56% in Norfolk and 62% in England.
4% 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 | 54% | 56% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 4% | 5% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105 | 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

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Greyfriars Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/greyfriars-academy-e145535): 310 m. Primary. Requires improvement (overall), January 2024. 31% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [King's Lynn Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kings-lynn-nursery-school-e120766): 500 m. Nursery. School remains Good, April 2023
- [St Michael's Church of England Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-michaels-church-of-england-academy-e141360): 880 m. Primary. Good (overall), October 2023. 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Eastgate Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/eastgate-academy-e140663): 990 m. Primary. School remains Outstanding, May 2023. 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [West Lynn Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/west-lynn-primary-school-e141168): 1.1 km. Primary. Standards maintained, October 2024. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [The College of West Anglia](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-college-of-west-anglia-e130763): 1.3 km. Sixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/141314)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/141314)

## How to cite

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