West Lynn Primary School
St Peter's Road, West Lynn, King's Lynn, PE34 3JL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- WEST NORFOLK ACADEMIES TRUST
- Executive Headteacher
- Ms Joanne Borley
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- West Norfolk Academies Trust
- Constituency
- North West Norfolk
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 154
- URN
- 141168
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01553772330
About this school
West Lynn Primary School is a primary academy in King's Lynn. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 154 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected West Lynn Primary 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
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
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 29 | 19 | 21 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 59% | 53% | 67% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 0% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 76% | 68% | 81% |
| Expected standard in maths | 76% | 63% | 71% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 66% | 68% | 81% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 104.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 102.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.30 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How West Lynn Primary 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 | 59% | 49.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 53% | 49.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 67% | 52.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 152 |
| 2023/24 | 158 |
| 2024/25 | 159 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How West Lynn Primary School compares
West Lynn Primary School ranked 69th of 266 primary schools in Norfolk for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 67% | 6% | 28.9% | 154 | — |
| Whitefriars Church of England Primary Academy | 54% | 4.3% | 25.7% | 394 | 0.7 miles |
| Eastgate Academy | 58% | 4.6% | 38.8% | 278 | 0.7 miles |
| Greyfriars Academy | 31% | 5.4% | 40.2% | 199 | 0.8 miles |
| Highgate Infant School | — | 6.2% | 41.9% | 63 | 1.0 miles |
| St Michael's Church of England Academy | 50% | 7.4% | 42.4% | 179 | 1.1 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.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report9 October 2024
- 17 September 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 28.93%
- English as an additional language
- 10.7%
- Overall absence
- 6.01%
- Persistent absence
- 17.69%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Whitefriars Church of England Primary Academy0.7 miles
Primary · King's Lynn
-
Eastgate Academy0.7 miles
Primary · King's Lynn
-
Greyfriars Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Kings Lynn
-
Highgate Infant School1.0 miles
Primary · King's Lynn
-
St Michael's Church of England Academy1.1 miles
Primary · King's Lynn
Other schools in King's Lynn
West Lynn Primary School ranks 11th of the 40 ranked primary schools in King's Lynn.
- 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
- Dersingham Primary School Primary
- Docking Church of England Primary Academy and Nursery Primary
- Eastgate Academy Primary
- Fairstead Community Primary and Nursery School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does West Lynn Primary School teach?
- West Lynn Primary School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in King's Lynn.
- Who is the executive headteacher of West Lynn Primary School?
- The executive headteacher of West Lynn Primary School is Ms Joanne Borley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has West Lynn Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected West Lynn Primary 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 West Lynn Primary School?
- West Lynn Primary School has 154 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is West Lynn Primary School full?
- West Lynn Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 154 on roll (73%), 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 West Lynn Primary School a faith school?
- No. West Lynn Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does West Lynn Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records West Lynn Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is West Lynn Primary School part of an academy trust?
- West Lynn Primary 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.
- How have West Lynn Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 59% in 2022/23 and 67% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does West Lynn Primary School compare with other schools in Norfolk?
- West Lynn Primary School ranked 69th of 266 primary schools in Norfolk for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is West Lynn Primary School's absence rate?
- West Lynn Primary School's overall absence rate is 6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are West Lynn Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, West Lynn Primary 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.