Academy sponsor led · Norfolk

North Wootton Academy

4–11Ages
320Pupils
PrimaryPhase
144020URN

Priory Lane, North Wootton, King's Lynn, PE30 3PT · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodFeb 2020

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Apr 2025

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.2per place

0.2 above Norfolk median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Norfolk

99 applications for 45 places · 46th of 180 in Norfolk

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

76%met the expected standard

Norfolk 57% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodFeb 2020

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Apr 2025

The graded inspection, 11 February 2020Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision		Good

Inspection history

2 April 2025
Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
11 February 2020
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

2.2applications per place, Reception

0.2 above Norfolk median (2.0) close to England median (2.2)

99 applications · 45 places offered · 54 named it first

2026 2.2; Norfolk median median 2.0
2025 1.9; Norfolk median median 2.0
2024 1.7; Norfolk median median 1.7
2023 1.9; Norfolk median median 1.7
2022 1.9; Norfolk median median 1.7
2021 2.2; Norfolk median median 1.7
2020 1.9; Norfolk median median 1.7
2019 2.1; Norfolk median median 1.7
2018 2.1; Norfolk median median 1.7
2017 2.0; Norfolk median median 1.6
2016 2.0; Norfolk median median 1.6; as the previous school
2015 2.1; Norfolk median median 1.7; as the previous school
2014 2.3; Norfolk median median 1.6; as the previous school

This school
Norfolk median

Dashed bars: as North Wootton Community School (URN 120921), 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	45	99	2.2	54	1.20
Sep 2025	45	87	1.9	48	1.07
Sep 2024	40	67	1.7	40	1.00
Sep 2023	45	87	1.9	43	0.96
Sep 2022	43	82	1.9	43	1.00
Sep 2021	45	100	2.2	48	1.07
Sep 2020	39	75	1.9	37	0.95
Sep 2019	45	94	2.1	53	1.18
Sep 2018	45	96	2.1	45	1.00
Sep 2017	45	88	2.0	43	0.96
Sep 2016 *	43	85	2.0	41	0.95
Sep 2015 *	45	96	2.1	49	1.09
Sep 2014 *	44	99	2.3	47	1.07

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 84% · Writing 78% · Maths 84% → all three 76% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard76%24th of 263 in Norfolk

Norfolk 57% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard84%

Norfolk 73% England 78%

Higher standard42%

Norfolk 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard78%

Norfolk 68% England 75%

Greater depth18%

Norfolk 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard84%

Norfolk 71% England 77%

Higher standard36%

Norfolk 19% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (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	76%	18%	106	106
2023/24	66%	16%	107	106
2022/23	70%	7%	106	104

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

North Wootton AcademyThis school
This school

Standards maintained2025

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

2026

2.8applications per place
South Wootton Junior School
1.4 km · Norfolk

Remains Good2023

60%met the SATs standard
Reffley Academy
1.9 km · Norfolk

Good2022

1.8applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Gaywood Primary School
2.8 km · Norfolk

2026

2.5applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
St Martha's Catholic Primary School
2.8 km · Norfolk

Remains Good2024

1.6applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Greenpark Academy
3.3 km · Norfolk

Good2023

1.5applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Highgate Infant School
3.8 km · Norfolk

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.0applications per place
Fairstead Community Primary and Nursery School
3.8 km · Norfolk

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.4applications per place 42%met the SATs standard

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: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 144020 · 926/2157
Trust: Eastern Multi-Academy Trust
Capacity: 341 pupils · 320 on roll
Free school meals: 7.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 March 2017
Replaced: North Wootton Community School (URN 120921)
Address: Priory Lane, North Wootton, King's Lynn, PE30 3PT
Local authority: Norfolk · King's Lynn and West Norfolk

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