King Edward VII Academy
Gaywood Road, King's Lynn, PE30 2QB
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- INSPIRATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Darren Hollingsworth
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Inspiration Trust
- Constituency
- North West Norfolk
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,371
- Pupils on roll
- 1,172
- URN
- 148826
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01553773606
About this school
King Edward VII Academy is a secondary academy in King's Lynn. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,172 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 181 | 210 | 160 |
| Attainment 8 score | 40.9 | 39.5 | 44.4 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.29 -0.50 to -0.07 | -0.35 -0.55 to -0.16 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 41% | 39% | 48.1% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 60% | 55.7% | 65.6% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 71% | 75.7% | 66.3% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.8 | 3.7 | 4.1 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How King Edward VII 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 | 40.9 | 38.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 39.5 | 39.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 44.4 | 38.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 11.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,194 |
| 2023/24 | 1,227 |
| 2024/25 | 1,181 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How King Edward VII Academy compares
King Edward VII Academy ranked 32nd of 53 secondary schools in Norfolk for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 55% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 10% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 44.4 | 9.3% | 29% | 1,172 | — |
| King's Lynn Academy | 39.1 | 9.5% | 28.6% | 972 | 0.3 miles |
| Springwood High School | 46.9 | 8.1% | 18% | 1,988 | 0.8 miles |
| St Clement's High School | 45.3 | 8.7% | 27.5% | 704 | 4.8 miles |
| Marshland High School | 45.5 | 8.1% | 27% | 821 | 10.4 miles |
| The College of West Anglia | — | — | — | — | 0.1 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 29.02%
- English as an additional language
- 33.3%
- Overall absence
- 9.3%
- Persistent absence
- 26.94%
Location
Nearby schools
-
King's Lynn Academy0.3 miles
Secondary · King's Lynn
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Springwood High School0.8 miles
Secondary · King's Lynn
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St Clement's High School4.8 miles
Secondary · King's Lynn
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Marshland High School10.4 miles
Secondary · Wisbech
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The College of West Anglia0.1 miles
16 plus · King's Lynn
Other schools in King's Lynn
King Edward VII Academy ranks 3rd of the 5 ranked secondary schools in King's Lynn.
- King's Lynn Academy Secondary
- Springwood High School Secondary
- St Clement's High School Secondary
- King's Lynn Nursery School Nursery
- 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
Common questions
- What year groups does King Edward VII Academy teach?
- King Edward VII Academy teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in King's Lynn.
- Who is the headteacher of King Edward VII Academy?
- The headteacher of King Edward VII Academy is Mr Darren Hollingsworth, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was King Edward VII Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected King Edward VII 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 King Edward VII Academy?
- King Edward VII Academy has 1,172 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is King Edward VII Academy full?
- King Edward VII Academy has capacity for 1,371 pupils and 1,172 on roll (85%), 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 Edward VII Academy a faith school?
- No. King Edward VII Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is King Edward VII Academy a selective school?
- No. King Edward VII Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs King Edward VII Academy?
- King Edward VII Academy is part of INSPIRATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have King Edward VII Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 40.9 in 2022/23 and 44.4 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does King Edward VII Academy rank locally?
- King Edward VII Academy ranked 32nd of 53 secondary schools in Norfolk for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 55% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 10% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is King Edward VII Academy's absence rate?
- King Edward VII Academy's overall absence rate is 9.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are King Edward VII Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, King Edward VII 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.