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Greyfriars Academy

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  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Norfolk
  • PE30 5PY
Ofsted Requires improvement · inspected Jan 2024

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 14,602 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 97%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 81%81%2016/17: top 89%2017/18: top 81%2018/19: top 89%2022/23: top 98%2023/24: top 98%2024/25: top 97%No exams

Against East of EnglandArrows: East of England rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM31% · East of England 64%1/10 Well below East of England−8.2 pts
Higher standard, RWM0% · East of England 7%1/10 Well below East of England−6.3 pts
Reading score98 · East of England 1061/10 Well below East of England
Maths score100 · East of England 1051/10 Well below East of England
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 39% · 41 pupils · East of England 54%2016/17: 41% · 34 pupils · East of England 63%2017/18: 52% · 42 pupils · East of England 65%2018/19: 48% · 44 pupils · East of England 67%2022/23: 28% · 43 pupils · East of England 61%2023/24: 28% · 36 pupils · East of England 63%2024/25: 31% · 32 pupils · East of England 64%52%28%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 2% · 41 pupils · East of England 5%2016/17: 9% · 34 pupils · East of England 8%2017/18: 7% · 42 pupils · East of England 9%2018/19: 2% · 44 pupils · East of England 9%2022/23: 2% · 43 pupils · East of England 7%2023/24: 0% · 36 pupils · East of England 7%2024/25: 0% · 32 pupils · East of England 7%9%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 101 · 41 pupils · East of England 1032016/17: 102 · 34 pupils · East of England 1042017/18: 102 · 42 pupils · East of England 1052018/19: 100 · 44 pupils · East of England 1042022/23: 100 · 43 pupils · East of England 1052023/24: 98 · 36 pupils · East of England 1052024/25: 98 · 32 pupils · East of England 10610298No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 99 · 41 pupils · East of England 1032016/17: 101 · 34 pupils · East of England 1042017/18: 101 · 42 pupils · East of England 1042018/19: 101 · 44 pupils · East of England 1052022/23: 101 · 43 pupils · East of England 1042023/24: 97 · 36 pupils · East of England 1042024/25: 100 · 32 pupils · East of England 10510197No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
14 of 14 who put it first2014 · 75.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st1414
2nd110
3rd110

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2008–2024

  1. 2008Goodas predecessor
  2. 2011Satisfactoryas predecessor
  3. 2012Requires improvementas predecessor
  4. 2014Goodas predecessor
  5. 2023Ungraded visit
  6. 2024Requires improvement

4 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

1 weak areas

  • Quality of education

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026199
Free school meals (past 6 years)40.2%
First language not English37.3%
SEN support9.8%
EHC plan5.9%
Absence (sessions missed)5.4%
Persistently absent pupils16.3%

Girls 51.5%Boys 48.5%

65.5% full · 304 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher15.3
Pupils per adult8.1
  • Classroom teachers 11
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 11.7
  • Other support 4.5

Teachers 13 FTE · Whole workforce 29.2 · 48 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£8,750
Spend per pupil£8,088
Staff spend per pupil£6,662
Reserve per pupil£314
  • +£64,000revenue reserve
  • +£135,000in-year balance

Grants £8,667 · self-generated £221 · premises £319 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: UNITY EDUCATION TRUST (16 academies) · trust reserve £8,640,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it