Secondary school

King's Lynn Academy

  • Academy Sponsor Led
  • ages 11–16
  • Mixed
  • Norfolk
  • PE30 4QG
  • Not applicable
Ofsted report card · inspected Jun 2026

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 2,706 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 83%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 89%89%2016/17: top 87%2017/18: top 95%2018/19: top 93%2021/22: top 88%2022/23: top 91%2023/24: top 83%83% · 2023/242024/25: top 83%No exams

Against East of England

Attainment 839.1 · East of England 45.92/10 Well below East of England
Grade 5+ English and maths33.7% · East of England 44.9%3/10 Below
EBacc point score3.59 · East of England 4.013/10 Below
Progress 8 · 2023/24-0.64 · East of England −0.021/10 Well below East of England
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 43 · 133 pupils · East of England 50.52016/17: 38.9 · 94 pupils · East of England 46.22017/18: 35 · 109 pupils · East of England 46.32018/19: 36.1 · 126 pupils · East of England 46.32021/22: 39.6 · 168 pupils · East of England 48.82022/23: 36.2 · 180 pupils · East of England 46.22023/24: 38.9 · 198 pupils · East of England 45.62024/25: 39.1 · 181 pupils · East of England 45.854335No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 23% · 94 pupils · East of England 41%2017/18: 28% · 109 pupils · East of England 41%2018/19: 28% · 126 pupils · East of England 40%2021/22: 35% · 168 pupils · East of England 49%2022/23: 30% · 180 pupils · East of England 43%2023/24: 36.9% · 198 pupils · East of England 43.9%2024/25: 33.7% · 181 pupils · East of England 44.9%36.9%23%No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in95.3%
182 of 191 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 95.3%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st191182
2nd14110
3rd731

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2016–2026

  • InclusionExpected
  • AchievementNeeds attention
  • Curriculum and teachingExpected
  • Attendance and behaviourExpected
  • Leadership and governanceExpected
  • Personal development and wellbeingExpected
  • SafeguardingMet
  1. 2016Inadequate
  2. 2017Ungraded visit
  3. 2017Ungraded visit
  4. 2018Ungraded visit
  5. 2018Ungraded visit
  6. 2018Requires improvement
  7. 2022Good
  8. 2026Lowest Needs attention

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026972
Free school meals (past 6 years)28.6%
First language not English19.5%
SEN support15.4%
EHC plan6.1%
Absence (sessions missed)9.4%
Persistently absent pupils25.8%

Girls 50.5%Boys 49.5%

88.4% full · 1,100 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher18.8
Pupils per adult12.7
  • Classroom teachers 41.2
  • Leadership 10.6
  • Teaching assistants 14.2
  • Other support 30.1

Teachers 51.8 FTE · Whole workforce 96.1 · 109 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£8,380
Spend per pupil£7,851
Staff spend per pupil£5,886
Reserve per pupil£508
  • +£484,000revenue reserve
  • +£504,000in-year balance

Grants £8,363 · self-generated £269 · premises £373 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: EASTERN MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST (12 academies) · trust reserve £2,197,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

198 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained89.9%
  • Education81.8%
  • Apprenticeship6.6%
  • Employment1.5%
  • Not sustained6.1%
  • Unknown4%