Reffley Academy
Reffley Lane, King's Lynn, PE30 3SF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- AD MELIORA ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Helen Fendley
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Ad Meliora Academy Trust
- SEN provision
- SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Constituency
- North West Norfolk
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 433
- Pupils on roll
- 322
- URN
- 144884
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01553671045
About this school
Reffley Academy is a primary academy in King's Lynn. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 322 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 60 | 48 | 53 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 72% | 73% | 74% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 4% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 82% | 75% | 79% |
| Expected standard in maths | 78% | 83% | 79% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 72% | 77% | 62% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 106.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.10 | - | - |
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 Reffley 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 | 72% | 49.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 73% | 49.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 74% | 52.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 370 |
| 2023/24 | 338 |
| 2024/25 | 328 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Reffley Academy compares
Reffley Academy ranked 33rd of 266 primary schools in Norfolk for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 76% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 74% | 4.5% | 18.3% | 322 | — |
| South Wootton Junior School | 60% | 4.4% | 12.1% | 224 | 0.6 miles |
| South Wootton Infant School | — | 4.5% | 8.6% | 156 | 0.6 miles |
| Gaywood Primary School | 69% | 5.9% | 18.4% | 353 | 0.7 miles |
| St Martha's Catholic Primary School | 65% | 4.8% | 7.7% | 399 | 0.7 miles |
| North Wootton Academy | 76% | 3.5% | 9.2% | 320 | 1.2 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)
- 18.3%
- English as an additional language
- 9.8%
- Overall absence
- 4.51%
- Persistent absence
- 10.6%
Location
Nearby schools
-
South Wootton Junior School0.6 miles
Primary · King's Lynn
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South Wootton Infant School0.6 miles
Primary · King's Lynn
-
Gaywood Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · King's Lynn
-
St Martha's Catholic Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · King's Lynn
-
North Wootton Academy1.2 miles
Primary · King's Lynn
Other schools in King's Lynn
Reffley Academy ranks 6th 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 year groups does Reffley Academy teach?
- Reffley Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in King's Lynn.
- Who is the headteacher of Reffley Academy?
- The headteacher of Reffley Academy is Miss Helen Fendley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Reffley Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Reffley 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 big is Reffley Academy?
- Reffley Academy has 322 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Reffley Academy full?
- Reffley Academy has capacity for 433 pupils and 322 on roll (74%), 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 Reffley Academy a faith school?
- No. Reffley Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Reffley Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Reffley Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Reffley Academy?
- Reffley Academy is part of AD MELIORA 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 Reffley Academy have?
- The schools register lists Reffley 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 Reffley Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 72% in 2022/23 and 74% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Reffley Academy rank locally?
- Reffley Academy ranked 33rd of 266 primary schools in Norfolk for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 76% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Reffley Academy's absence rate?
- Reffley Academy's overall absence rate is 4.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Reffley Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Reffley 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 10 July 2026.