Springwood High School
Queensway, Gaywood, King's Lynn, PE30 4AW
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- WEST NORFOLK ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Andrew Johnson
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- West Norfolk Academies Trust
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- North West Norfolk
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,740
- Pupils on roll
- 1,988
- URN
- 136515
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01553773393
About this school
Springwood High School is a secondary academy in King's Lynn. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,988 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Springwood High School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 3 November 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 274 | 285 | 280 |
| Attainment 8 score | 44.1 | 46.7 | 46.9 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.06 -0.24 to +0.11 | -0.05 -0.22 to +0.12 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 39% | 46.3% | 47.1% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 57% | 70.5% | 64.6% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 46% | 68.8% | 75.7% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.4 |
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 Springwood High School 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 | 44.1 | 38.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 46.7 | 39.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 46.9 | 38.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,880 |
| 2023/24 | 1,892 |
| 2024/25 | 1,957 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Springwood High School compares
Springwood High School ranked 19th of 53 secondary schools in Norfolk for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 65% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 16% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 46.9 | 8.1% | 18% | 1,988 | — |
| King Edward VII Academy | 44.4 | 9.3% | 29% | 1,172 | 0.8 miles |
| King's Lynn Academy | 39.1 | 9.5% | 28.6% | 972 | 0.9 miles |
| St Clement's High School | 45.3 | 8.7% | 27.5% | 704 | 5.6 miles |
| Marshland High School | 45.5 | 8.1% | 27% | 821 | 11.2 miles |
| St Martha's Catholic Primary School | — | 4.8% | 7.7% | 399 | 0.1 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)
- 17.96%
- English as an additional language
- 27.1%
- Overall absence
- 8.11%
- Persistent absence
- 20.58%
Location
Nearby schools
-
King Edward VII Academy0.8 miles
Secondary · King's Lynn
-
King's Lynn Academy0.9 miles
Secondary · King's Lynn
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St Clement's High School5.6 miles
Secondary · King's Lynn
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Marshland High School11.2 miles
Secondary · Wisbech
-
St Martha's Catholic Primary School0.1 miles
Primary · King's Lynn
Other schools in King's Lynn
Springwood High School ranks 1st of the 5 ranked secondary schools in King's Lynn.
- King Edward VII Academy Secondary
- King's Lynn Academy 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 Springwood High School teach?
- Springwood High School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in King's Lynn.
- Who is the headteacher of Springwood High School?
- The headteacher of Springwood High School is Mr Andrew Johnson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Springwood High School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Springwood High School, 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 Springwood High School?
- Springwood High School has 1,988 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Springwood High School full?
- Springwood High School has capacity for 1,740 pupils and 1,988 on roll (114%), so it is at or above 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 Springwood High School a faith school?
- No. Springwood High School has no designated religious character.
- Is Springwood High School a selective school?
- No. Springwood High School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Springwood High School part of an academy trust?
- Springwood High School is part of WEST NORFOLK ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Springwood High School have?
- The schools register lists Springwood High School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Springwood High School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 44.1 in 2022/23 and 46.9 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Springwood High School compare with other schools in Norfolk?
- Springwood High School ranked 19th of 53 secondary schools in Norfolk for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 65% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 16% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Springwood High School's absence rate?
- Springwood High School's overall absence rate is 8.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Springwood High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Springwood High School'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.