Highgate Infant School
Gaywood Road, King's Lynn, PE30 2PS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- UNITY EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Cheryl Kirby
- Sponsor
- Unity Education Trust
- Constituency
- North West Norfolk
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 90
- Pupils on roll
- 63
- URN
- 145530
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01553772496
About this school
Highgate Infant School is a primary academy in King's Lynn. It teaches children aged 4 to 7 and has 63 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Highgate Infant 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. 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
Trends over time
How Highgate Infant 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 56 |
| 2023/24 | 58 |
| 2024/25 | 62 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Highgate Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 6.2% | 41.9% | 63 | — |
| Eastgate Academy | 58% | 4.6% | 38.8% | 278 | 0.2 miles |
| Greyfriars Academy | 31% | 5.4% | 40.2% | 199 | 0.7 miles |
| Greenpark Academy | 48% | 6.3% | 42.9% | 358 | 0.7 miles |
| Whitefriars Church of England Primary Academy | 54% | 4.3% | 25.7% | 394 | 0.8 miles |
| Howard Junior School | 43% | 5.3% | 44.2% | 160 | 0.8 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
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 41.94%
- English as an additional language
- 38.7%
- Overall absence
- 6.21%
- Persistent absence
- 22.92%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Eastgate Academy0.2 miles
Primary · King's Lynn
-
Greyfriars Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Kings Lynn
-
Greenpark Academy0.7 miles
Primary · King's Lynn
-
Whitefriars Church of England Primary Academy0.8 miles
Primary · King's Lynn
-
Howard Junior School0.8 miles
Primary · King's Lynn
Other 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 Highgate Infant School teach?
- Highgate Infant School teaches children aged 4 to 7. It is a primary school in King's Lynn.
- Who is the headteacher of Highgate Infant School?
- The headteacher of Highgate Infant School is Mrs Cheryl Kirby, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Highgate Infant School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Highgate Infant 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 Highgate Infant School?
- Highgate Infant School has 63 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 7.
- Is Highgate Infant School full?
- Highgate Infant School has capacity for 90 pupils and 63 on roll (70%), 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 Highgate Infant School a faith school?
- No. Highgate Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Highgate Infant School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Highgate Infant School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Highgate Infant School part of an academy trust?
- Highgate Infant School is part of UNITY EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Highgate Infant School's absence rate?
- Highgate Infant School's overall absence rate is 6.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Highgate Infant School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Highgate Infant School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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 2 July 2026.