King's Oak Academy
Parkway, Gaywood, King's Lynn, PE30 4QJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- UNITY EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Cheryl Kirby
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Unity Education Trust
- Constituency
- North West Norfolk
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 180
- Pupils on roll
- 79
- URN
- 145534
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01553774587
About this school
King's Oak Academy is a primary academy in King's Lynn. It teaches children aged 3 to 7 and has 79 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected King's Oak Academy, 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 King's Oak 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 137 |
| 2023/24 | 118 |
| 2024/25 | 90 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How King's Oak Academy compares
Its absence rate was lower than 36% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 6.2% | 35% | 79 | — |
| Howard Junior School | 43% | 5.3% | 44.2% | 160 | 0.0 miles |
| Fairstead Community Primary and Nursery School | 42% | 5.6% | 32.9% | 429 | 0.6 miles |
| St Martha's Catholic Primary School | 65% | 4.8% | 7.7% | 399 | 0.8 miles |
| Gaywood Primary School | 69% | 5.9% | 18.4% | 353 | 0.9 miles |
| Highgate Infant School | — | 6.2% | 41.9% | 63 | 0.9 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)
- 35%
- English as an additional language
- 34.4%
- Overall absence
- 6.17%
- Persistent absence
- 16.42%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Howard Junior School0.0 miles
Primary · King's Lynn
-
Fairstead Community Primary and Nursery School0.6 miles
Primary · King's Lynn
-
St Martha's Catholic Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · King's Lynn
-
Gaywood Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · King's Lynn
-
Highgate Infant School0.9 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 King's Oak Academy teach?
- King's Oak Academy teaches children aged 3 to 7. It is a primary school in King's Lynn.
- Who is the headteacher of King's Oak Academy?
- The headteacher of King's Oak Academy is Mrs Cheryl Kirby, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has King's Oak Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected King's Oak 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 Oak Academy?
- King's Oak Academy has 79 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 7.
- Is King's Oak Academy full?
- King's Oak Academy has capacity for 180 pupils and 79 on roll (44%), 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 Oak Academy a faith school?
- No. King's Oak Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does King's Oak Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records King's Oak Academy as having nursery classes.
- Is King's Oak Academy part of an academy trust?
- King's Oak Academy 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 King's Oak Academy's absence rate?
- King's Oak Academy's overall absence rate is 6.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does King's Oak Academy publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for King's Oak Academy. 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 10 July 2026.