Academy sponsor led · Norfolk

Reffley Academy

3–11Ages
322Pupils
PrimaryPhase
144884URN

Reffley Lane, King's Lynn, PE30 3SF · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

0.2 below Norfolk median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Norfolk

69 applications for 39 places · 105th of 180 in Norfolk

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

74%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 · 8 March 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
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

1.8applications per place, Reception

0.2 below Norfolk median (2.0) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

69 applications · 39 places offered · 36 named it first

2026 1.8; Norfolk median median 2.0
2025 1.9; Norfolk median median 2.0
2024 1.8; Norfolk median median 1.7
2023 2.0; Norfolk median median 1.7
2022 2.0; Norfolk median median 1.7
2021 1.7; Norfolk median median 1.7
2020 2.0; Norfolk median median 1.7
2019 2.0; Norfolk median median 1.7
2018 2.0; Norfolk median median 1.7
2017 2.0; Norfolk median median 1.6; as the previous school
2016 1.9; Norfolk median median 1.6; as the previous school
2015 1.7; Norfolk median median 1.7; as the previous school
2014 1.8; Norfolk median median 1.6; as the previous school

This school
Norfolk median

Dashed bars: as Reffley Community School (URN 120925), 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	39	69	1.8	36	0.92
Sep 2025	36	68	1.9	33	0.92
Sep 2024	36	63	1.8	36	1.00
Sep 2023	29	58	2.0	27	0.93
Sep 2022	37	72	2.0	37	1.00
Sep 2021	41	70	1.7	37	0.90
Sep 2020	44	87	2.0	42	0.95
Sep 2019	44	87	2.0	42	0.95
Sep 2018	52	103	2.0	51	0.98
Sep 2017 *	52	105	2.0	44	0.85
Sep 2016 *	60	113	1.9	55	0.92
Sep 2015 *	55	94	1.7	49	0.89
Sep 2014 *	59	103	1.8	63	1.07

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 79% · Writing 77% · Maths 79% → all three 74% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard74%33rd of 263 in Norfolk

Norfolk 57% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard79%

Norfolk 73% England 78%

Higher standard26%

Norfolk 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard77%

Norfolk 68% England 75%

Greater depth9%

Norfolk 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard79%

Norfolk 71% England 77%

Higher standard28%

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	74%	8%	105	104
2023/24	73%	4%	105	106
2022/23	72%	7%	105	105

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

Reffley AcademyThis school
This school

Good2022

1.8applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
South Wootton Junior School
0.9 km · Norfolk

Remains Good2023

60%met the SATs standard
South Wootton Infant School
1.0 km · Norfolk

2026

2.8applications per place
Gaywood Primary School
1.1 km · Norfolk

2026

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

Remains Good2024

1.6applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
North Wootton Academy
1.9 km · Norfolk

Standards maintained2025

2.2applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Fairstead Community Primary and Nursery School
1.9 km · Norfolk

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.4applications per place 42%met the SATs standard
King's Oak Academy
2.4 km · Norfolk

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.8applications per place
Parkway Academy
2.4 km · Norfolk

Serious weaknesses Inadequate2023

43%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: 144884 · 926/2169
Trust: Ad Meliora Academy Trust
Capacity: 433 pupils · 322 on roll
Free school meals: 16.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision and SEN unit
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 August 2017
Replaced: Reffley Community School (URN 120925)
Address: Reffley Lane, King's Lynn, PE30 3SF
Local authority: Norfolk · King's Lynn and West Norfolk

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