OFSTED
21 May 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Outstanding
OEIF
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
2 November 2022
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
Published
11 December 2022
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Local authority
Norfolk
Trust
THE DIOCESE OF NORWICH EDUCATION AND ACADEMIES TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
394
394 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
190
48.2% of pupils
Male pupils
204
51.8% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
1.1 pts
above England
School
25.9%
King's Lynn and West Norfolk
23.2%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
14.2 pts
above England
School
34.5%
King's Lynn and West Norfolk
15.9%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
4.6 pts
above England
School
5.6%
King's Lynn and West Norfolk
3.1%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
62.7%
247
Any other White background
15.7%
62
Indian
3.6%
14
African
3.0%
12
Any other Mixed background
2.3%
9
White and Black African
2.3%
9
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
19.0%
75 of
394 pupils
1.8 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
0.7 pts
above
England
6.0%
2.5 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
54.0%
6.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
78.0%
Reading
4.2 pts above England
School
78.0%
King's Lynn and West Norfolk
67.1%
East of England
72.9%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
61.0%
Writing
9.3 pts below England
School
61.0%
King's Lynn and West Norfolk
65.4%
East of England
68.0%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
76.0%
Maths
4.0 pts above England
School
76.0%
King's Lynn and West Norfolk
67.3%
East of England
70.3%
England
72.0%
School results show the percentage of
pupils meeting the expected standard.
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages and are not
pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
4.32%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.89 pts
lower than
England
School
4.32%
King's Lynn and West Norfolk
6.25%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
9.83%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
5.99 pts
lower than
England
School
9.83%
King's Lynn and West Norfolk
16.34%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.29%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.51 pts
lower than
England
School
0.29%
King's Lynn and West Norfolk
1.77%
East of England
1.83%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
93.8%
5.6 pts
above England
Whitefriars Church of England Primary Academy
93.8%
King's Lynn and West Norfolk
80.9%
East of England
87.4%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.