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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 3 November 2022Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 16 July 2013Graded inspection: Good
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About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry538 applications · 271 places offered · 296 named it first
- 2026 2.0; Norfolk median median 1.6
- 2025 2.0; Norfolk median median 1.7
- 2024 1.7; Norfolk median median 1.4
- 2023 1.7; Norfolk median median 1.4
- 2022 1.8; Norfolk median median 1.4
- 2021 1.7; Norfolk median median 1.4
- 2020 1.7; Norfolk median median 1.5
- 2019 1.8; Norfolk median median 1.5
- 2018 1.8; Norfolk median median 1.4
- 2017 1.5; Norfolk median median 1.3
- 2016 1.5; Norfolk median median 1.4
- 2015 1.6; Norfolk median median 1.4
- 2014 1.5; Norfolk median median 1.4
- This school
- Norfolk median
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 271 | 538 | 2.0 | 296 | 1.09 |
| Sep 2025 | 267 | 529 | 2.0 | 303 | 1.13 |
| Sep 2024 | 272 | 466 | 1.7 | 336 | 1.24 |
| Sep 2023 | 276 | 462 | 1.7 | 304 | 1.10 |
| Sep 2022 | 270 | 475 | 1.8 | 338 | 1.25 |
| Sep 2021 | 274 | 458 | 1.7 | 312 | 1.14 |
| Sep 2020 | 276 | 469 | 1.7 | 338 | 1.22 |
| Sep 2019 | 275 | 505 | 1.8 | 384 | 1.40 |
| Sep 2018 | 280 | 504 | 1.8 | 347 | 1.24 |
| Sep 2017 | 279 | 431 | 1.5 | 321 | 1.15 |
| Sep 2016 | 276 | 416 | 1.5 | 309 | 1.12 |
| Sep 2015 | 259 | 425 | 1.6 | 305 | 1.18 |
| Sep 2014 | 257 | 378 | 1.5 | 254 | 0.99 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 291 | 46.2 | 44% | 65% | – |
| 2024/25 | 280 | 46.9 | 47% | 65% | – |
| 2023/24 | 285 | 46.7 | 46% | 71% | −0.05 |
| 2022/23 | 274 | 44.1 | 39% | 57% | −0.06 |
Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Springwood High SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20222.0applications per place 46.2Attainment 8
- 1.4 km · NorfolkGraded · no overall grade20241.9applications per place 41.1Attainment 8
- 1.4 km · Norfolk20262.1applications per place 41.0Attainment 8
- 9.1 km · NorfolkRemains Good20231.6applications per place 43.6Attainment 8
- 17.7 km · NorfolkGood20221.3applications per place 42.5Attainment 8
- 18.1 km · NorfolkRemains Good20241.8applications per place 43.3Attainment 8
- 20.0 km · NorfolkGood20231.3applications per place 41.3Attainment 8
- 20.7 km · LincolnshireRequires significant improvement 20261.7applications per place 34.0Attainment 8
- 21.5 km · CambridgeshireStandards maintained20251.5applications per place 38.3Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 136515 · 926/4081
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,740 pupils · 1,988 on roll
- Free school meals
- 18.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
- SEN provision
- SEN unit
- Opened
- 1 April 2011
- Replaced
- Springwood High School (URN 121178)
- Address
- Queensway, Gaywood, King's Lynn, PE30 4AW
- Local authority
- Norfolk · King's Lynn and West Norfolk
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources