King's Lynn Academy
Queen Mary Road, King's Lynn, PE30 4QG
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- EASTERN MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Acting Principal
- Mr Alan Fletcher
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Eastern Multi-Academy Trust
- SEN provision
- SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Constituency
- North West Norfolk
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,100
- Pupils on roll
- 972
- URN
- 136202
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01553774671
About this school
King's Lynn Academy is a secondary academy in King's Lynn. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 972 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected King's Lynn Academy, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 180 | 198 | 181 |
| Attainment 8 score | 36.2 | 38.9 | 39.1 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.49 -0.70 to -0.28 | -0.64 -0.85 to -0.44 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 30% | 36.9% | 33.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 48% | 55.1% | 50.8% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 63% | 52.5% | 56.9% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.6 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How King's Lynn Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Norfolk average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 36.2 | 38.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 38.9 | 39.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 39.1 | 38.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 11.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 945 |
| 2023/24 | 961 |
| 2024/25 | 952 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How King's Lynn Academy compares
King's Lynn Academy ranked 45th of 53 secondary schools in Norfolk for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 36% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 10% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 39.1 | 9.5% | 28.6% | 972 | — |
| King Edward VII Academy | 44.4 | 9.3% | 29% | 1,172 | 0.3 miles |
| Springwood High School | 46.9 | 8.1% | 18% | 1,988 | 0.9 miles |
| St Clement's High School | 45.3 | 8.7% | 27.5% | 704 | 5.0 miles |
| Downham Market Academy | 43.8 | 9% | 26.9% | 1,329 | 10.3 miles |
| Marshland High School | 45.5 | 8.1% | 27% | 821 | 10.4 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 28.57%
- English as an additional language
- 19.5%
- Overall absence
- 9.45%
- Persistent absence
- 25.77%
Location
Nearby schools
-
King Edward VII Academy0.3 miles
Secondary · King's Lynn
-
Springwood High School0.9 miles
Secondary · King's Lynn
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St Clement's High School5.0 miles
Secondary · King's Lynn
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Downham Market Academy10.3 miles
Secondary · Downham Market
-
Marshland High School10.4 miles
Secondary · Wisbech
Other schools in King's Lynn
King's Lynn Academy ranks 5th of the 5 ranked secondary schools in King's Lynn.
- King Edward VII Academy Secondary
- Springwood High School Secondary
- St Clement's High School Secondary
- King's Lynn Nursery School Nursery
- All Saints Academy Primary
- Ashwicken Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
- Beeston Primary School Primary
- Burnham Market Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Castle Acre Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- Cherry Tree Academy Trust Marham Infant Primary
- Cherry Tree Academy Trust Marham Junior Primary
- Clenchwarton Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does King's Lynn Academy teach?
- King's Lynn Academy teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in King's Lynn.
- Who is the acting principal of King's Lynn Academy?
- The acting principal of King's Lynn Academy is Mr Alan Fletcher, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has King's Lynn Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected King's Lynn Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at King's Lynn Academy?
- King's Lynn Academy has 972 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is King's Lynn Academy full?
- King's Lynn Academy has capacity for 1,100 pupils and 972 on roll (88%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is King's Lynn Academy a faith school?
- No. King's Lynn Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is King's Lynn Academy a selective school?
- No. King's Lynn Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is King's Lynn Academy part of an academy trust?
- King's Lynn Academy is part of EASTERN MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does King's Lynn Academy have?
- The schools register lists King's Lynn Academy's special educational needs provision as: SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have King's Lynn Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 36.2 in 2022/23 and 39.1 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does King's Lynn Academy compare with other schools in Norfolk?
- King's Lynn Academy ranked 45th of 53 secondary schools in Norfolk for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 36% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 10% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is King's Lynn Academy's absence rate?
- King's Lynn Academy's overall absence rate is 9.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are King's Lynn Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, King's Lynn Academy's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.