Community school · Norfolk

Holly Meadows School

5–11Ages
123Pupils
PrimaryPhase
136536URN

Vong Lane, Pott Row, King's Lynn, PE32 1BW · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

0.3 below Norfolk median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Norfolk

29 applications for 17 places · 111th of 180 in Norfolk

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

50%met the expected standard

Norfolk 57% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 4 June 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

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 entry

1.7applications per place, Reception

0.3 below Norfolk median (2.0) 0.5 below England median (2.2)

29 applications · 17 places offered · 17 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 1.7; Norfolk median median 2.0
2025 2.8; Norfolk median median 2.0
2024 1.2; Norfolk median median 1.7
2023 1.1; Norfolk median median 1.7
2022 1.5; Norfolk median median 1.7
2021 1.2; Norfolk median median 1.7
2020 1.2; Norfolk median median 1.7
2019 1.4; Norfolk median median 1.7
2018 1.4; Norfolk median median 1.7
2017 1.4; Norfolk median median 1.6
2016 1.6; Norfolk median median 1.6
2015 1.5; Norfolk median median 1.7
2014 1.3; Norfolk median median 1.6

This school
Norfolk median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, 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	17	29	1.7	17	1.00
Sep 2025	9	25	2.8	9	1.00
Sep 2024	19	23	1.2	18	0.95
Sep 2023	18	20	1.1	16	0.89
Sep 2022	13	19	1.5	13	1.00
Sep 2021	24	29	1.2	24	1.00
Sep 2020	24	29	1.2	24	1.00
Sep 2019	21	30	1.4	21	1.00
Sep 2018	16	23	1.4	15	0.94
Sep 2017	24	34	1.4	23	0.96
Sep 2016	16	26	1.6	15	0.94
Sep 2015	19	29	1.5	17	0.89
Sep 2014	20	26	1.3	20	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 50% · Writing 68% · Maths 68% → all three 50% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard50%165th of 263 in Norfolk

Norfolk 57% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard50%

Norfolk 73% England 78%

Higher standard23%

Norfolk 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard68%

Norfolk 68% England 75%

Greater depth18%

Norfolk 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard68%

Norfolk 71% England 77%

Higher standard27%

Norfolk 19% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Norfolk median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	50%	5%	102	104
2023/24	48%	10%	104	103
2022/23	47%	0%	104	103

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Holly Meadows SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

1.7applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Ashwicken Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
3.1 km · Norfolk

2026

1.8applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
St Matthew's Church of England Primary Academy
3.2 km · Norfolk

Not yet inspected
Flitcham Church of England Primary Academy
5.0 km · Norfolk

Remains Good2023

1.6applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Sandringham and West Newton Church of England Primary Academy
5.9 km · Norfolk

Good2023

2.8applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Reffley Academy
6.2 km · Norfolk

Good2022

1.8applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Fairstead Community Primary and Nursery School
6.5 km · Norfolk

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.4applications per place 42%met the SATs standard
North Wootton Academy
6.5 km · Norfolk

Standards maintained2025

2.2applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
South Wootton Infant School
6.7 km · Norfolk

2026

2.8applications per place

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 136536 · 926/3433
Capacity: 175 pupils · 123 on roll
Free school meals: 7.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: SEN unit
Opened: 1 September 2011
Address: Vong Lane, Pott Row, King's Lynn, PE32 1BW
Local authority: Norfolk · King's Lynn and West Norfolk

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources