Academy sponsor led · Norfolk

West Lynn Primary School

5–11Ages
154Pupils
PrimaryPhase
141168URN

St Peter's Road, West Lynn, King's Lynn, PE34 3JL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodSep 2019

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Oct 2024

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.5per place

0.5 below Norfolk median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Norfolk

35 applications for 24 places · 152nd of 180 in Norfolk

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

67%met the expected standard

Norfolk 57% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodSep 2019

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Oct 2024

The graded inspection, 17 September 2019Ofsted'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

Inspection history

9 October 2024
Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
17 September 2019
Graded inspection: 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

1.5applications per place, Reception

0.5 below Norfolk median (2.0) 0.7 below England median (2.2)

35 applications · 24 places offered · 21 named it first

2026 1.5; Norfolk median median 2.0
2025 2.0; Norfolk median median 2.0
2024 1.9; Norfolk median median 1.7
2023 1.2; Norfolk median median 1.7
2022 1.6; Norfolk median median 1.7
2021 2.3; Norfolk median median 1.7
2020 1.3; Norfolk median median 1.7
2019 1.4; Norfolk median median 1.7
2018 1.6; Norfolk median median 1.7
2017 1.5; Norfolk median median 1.6
2016 1.4; Norfolk median median 1.6
2015 1.4; Norfolk median median 1.7
2014 1.3; Norfolk median median 1.6; as the previous school

This school
Norfolk median

Dashed bars: as West Lynn Primary School, King's Lynn (URN 120889), the previous school.

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	24	35	1.5	21	0.88
Sep 2025	16	32	2.0	16	1.00
Sep 2024	14	27	1.9	13	0.93
Sep 2023	18	21	1.2	18	1.00
Sep 2022	19	30	1.6	19	1.00
Sep 2021	11	25	2.3	11	1.00
Sep 2020	27	34	1.3	25	0.93
Sep 2019	28	40	1.4	27	0.96
Sep 2018	21	33	1.6	19	0.90
Sep 2017	20	29	1.5	17	0.85
Sep 2016	24	34	1.4	22	0.92
Sep 2015	24	34	1.4	22	0.92
Sep 2014 *	27	34	1.3	28	1.04

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 81% · Writing 81% · Maths 71% → all three 67% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard67%65th of 263 in Norfolk

Norfolk 57% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard81%

Norfolk 73% England 78%

Higher standard52%

Norfolk 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard81%

Norfolk 68% England 75%

Greater depth19%

Norfolk 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard71%

Norfolk 71% England 77%

Higher standard29%

Norfolk 19% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (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	67%	5%	108	105
2023/24	53%	0%	104	102
2022/23	59%	7%	104	102

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

West Lynn Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Standards maintained2024

1.5applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Whitefriars Church of England Primary Academy
1.1 km · Norfolk

Outstanding2024

2.0applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Eastgate Academy
1.2 km · Norfolk

Remains Outstanding2023

2.8applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Greyfriars Academy
1.2 km · Norfolk

Requires improvement2024

2.9applications per place 31%met the SATs standard
Highgate Infant School
1.5 km · Norfolk

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.0applications per place
St Michael's Church of England Academy
1.7 km · Norfolk

Good2023

1.6applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Greenpark Academy
1.7 km · Norfolk

Good2023

1.5applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Clenchwarton Primary School
2.0 km · Norfolk

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.1applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Parkway Academy
2.6 km · Norfolk

Serious weaknesses Inadequate2023

43%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 141168 · 926/2066
Trust: West Norfolk Academies Trust
Capacity: 210 pupils · 154 on roll
Free school meals: 27.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2014
Replaced: West Lynn Primary School, King's Lynn (URN 120889)
Address: St Peter's Road, West Lynn, King's Lynn, PE34 3JL
Local authority: Norfolk · King's Lynn and West Norfolk

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