King's Lynn Academy is a secondary school located in King's Lynn. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's management effectiveness good, overall effectiveness, quality of education and outcomes for pupils requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 04/10/2018. The overall pupil absence from this school is 6%, which is 2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Queen Mary Road, King's Lynn, PE30 4QG
Website: http://www.kingslynnacademy.co.uk/
Telephone: 01553774671
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Norfolk
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Alan Fletcher
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 136202

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 04/10/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1100
Number of Pupils: 892
Number of Boys: 453
Number of Girls: 439

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6% 4%
Persistent absence: 17.4% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Below Average: -0.6 Confidence interval -0.83 to -0.37
Of the 126 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 116 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:6%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:93%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:28%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:36.1
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:2.84
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
King's Lynn Nursery School
St James Park , London Road PE30 5PT 		3out of 4 1,184 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
King's Oak Academy
Parkway , Gaywood PE30 4QJ 		3out of 4 592 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Howard Junior School
Parkway , Gaywood PE30 4QJ 		3out of 4 592 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Highgate Infant School
Gaywood Road , PE30 2PS 		3out of 4 947 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Eastgate Academy
Littleport Terrace , PE30 1QA 		4out of 4 1,071 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Greyfriars Academy
London Road , PE30 5PY 		3out of 4 1,165 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
King's Lynn Academy
Queen Mary Road , PE30 4QG 		2out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
King Edward VII Academy
Gaywood Road , PE30 2QB 		- not rated 604 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Springwood High School
Queensway , Gaywood PE30 4AW 		3out of 4 1,560 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The College of West Anglia
Tennyson Avenue , PE30 2QW 		- not rated 685 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Visiting Teacher Service West
, Gaywood PE30 5DR 		- not rated 1,637 yd Miscellaneous Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Churchill Park Complex Needs School
Winston Churchill Drive , Fairstead PE30 4RP 		3out of 4 1,825 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School
The Fen Rivers Academy
Kilhams Way , PE30 2HU 		- not rated 2,206 yd Academy special sponsor led No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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