Greyfriars Academy
London Road, Kings Lynn, PE30 5PY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- UNITY EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Aidan McGovern
- Sponsor
- Unity Education Trust
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- North West Norfolk
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 304
- Pupils on roll
- 199
- URN
- 145535
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01553773087
About this school
Greyfriars Academy is a primary academy in Kings Lynn. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 199 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Greyfriars 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
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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- 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 | 43 | 36 | 32 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 28% | 28% | 31% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 47% | 39% | 44% |
| Expected standard in maths | 49% | 44% | 56% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 40% | 58% | 50% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 100.0 | 98.0 | 98.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 97.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | -4.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.80 | - | - |
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 Greyfriars 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 | 28% | 49.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 28% | 49.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 31% | 52.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 258 |
| 2023/24 | 228 |
| 2024/25 | 204 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Greyfriars Academy compares
Greyfriars Academy ranked 251st of 266 primary schools in Norfolk for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 7% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 31% | 5.4% | 40.2% | 199 | — |
| Whitefriars Church of England Primary Academy | 54% | 4.3% | 25.7% | 394 | 0.2 miles |
| Eastgate Academy | 58% | 4.6% | 38.8% | 278 | 0.5 miles |
| Highgate Infant School | — | 6.2% | 41.9% | 63 | 0.7 miles |
| St Michael's Church of England Academy | 50% | 7.4% | 42.4% | 179 | 0.7 miles |
| West Lynn Primary School | 67% | 6% | 28.9% | 154 | 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 40.2%
- English as an additional language
- 37.3%
- Overall absence
- 5.4%
- Persistent absence
- 16.27%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Whitefriars Church of England Primary Academy0.2 miles
Primary · King's Lynn
-
Eastgate Academy0.5 miles
Primary · King's Lynn
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Highgate Infant School0.7 miles
Primary · King's Lynn
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St Michael's Church of England Academy0.7 miles
Primary · King's Lynn
-
West Lynn Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · King's Lynn
Other schools in Kings Lynn
Common questions
- What ages does Greyfriars Academy teach?
- Greyfriars Academy teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Kings Lynn.
- Who is the headteacher of Greyfriars Academy?
- The headteacher of Greyfriars Academy is Mr Aidan McGovern, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Greyfriars Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Greyfriars 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 Greyfriars Academy?
- Greyfriars Academy has 199 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Greyfriars Academy full?
- Greyfriars Academy has capacity for 304 pupils and 199 on roll (65%), 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 Greyfriars Academy a faith school?
- No. Greyfriars Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Greyfriars Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Greyfriars Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Is Greyfriars Academy part of an academy trust?
- Greyfriars 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 SEN provision does Greyfriars Academy have?
- The schools register lists Greyfriars Academy's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Greyfriars Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 28% in 2022/23 and 31% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Greyfriars Academy compare with other schools in Norfolk?
- Greyfriars Academy ranked 251st of 266 primary schools in Norfolk for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 7% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Greyfriars Academy's absence rate?
- Greyfriars Academy's overall absence rate is 5.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Greyfriars Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Greyfriars 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.