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Greyfriars Academy

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

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corporate_fareUNITY EDUCATION TRUST

location_onKings Lynn, PE30 5PY

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

Inspected 2024

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Students

258

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Expected Standard

31%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Greyfriars Academy is a Academy converter primary school in Kings Lynn, serving ages 4-11. Currently Requires Improvement according to Ofsted — the school is working to raise standards. Ranks in the top 97% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Greyfriars Academy is an academy converter in Kings Lynn, Norfolk, admitting pupils aged 4-11. It is part of UNITY EDUCATION TRUST. The school has approximately 204 pupils on roll, of whom 40% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 31% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #254 of 265 primaries in Norfolk and #13,812 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2024. The school's current overall rating is Requires improvement. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Requires improvement, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 16.6:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.7 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

31%

LA 53%

Reading44% LA 69%

Writing47% LA 63%

Maths56% LA 66%

Read SS

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

28%

LA 49%England 61%

Reading39% LA 69% · Eng 74%

Writing61% LA 59% · Eng 72%

Maths44% LA 64% · Eng 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

28%

LA 49%England 60%

Reading47% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Writing56% LA 61% · Eng 71%

Maths49% LA 63% · Eng 73%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

-4.8

Read

LA -0.8

-6.8 to -2.9

-1.5

Write

LA -1.7

-3.4 to 0.4

-3.8

Maths

LA -1.5

-5.6 to -1.9

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

48%

LA 58%England 65%

Reading55% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Writing77% LA 73% · Eng 78%

Maths59% LA 71% · Eng 79%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.1

Read

LA -0.9

-1.8 to 2.0

3.2

Write

LA -1.1

1.5 to 4.9

0.0

Maths

LA -1.5

-1.7 to 1.6

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

31 January 2024

Inspection Report

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24 January 2023

Inspection Report

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24 May 2022

Inspection Report

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03 March 2018

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2024-01-31

Schools with Serious Weaknesses Visit 2 EIF

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2022-05-24

Section 8 inspection of good and outstanding schools EIF

Inadequate

Education

Inadequate

Behaviour

Inadequate

Development

Requires improvement

Leadership

Inadequate

2014-11-19

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2012-12-06

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

1.0%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.5%(1 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 204 pupils. During this period, there were 2 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.0%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	204	2	1.0%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	215	5	2.3%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	237	1	0.4%	0.8%	1
2023/24 (Spring term)	228	5	2.2%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	228	8	3.5%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	253	2	0.8%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	258	8	3.1%	0.6%	1
2022/23 (Autumn term)	271	6	2.2%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	275	1	0.4%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	272	1	0.4%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	273	1	0.4%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	282	1	0.4%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	281	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	278	3	1.1%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	280	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	280	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	275	1	0.4%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	275	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	282	3	1.1%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	281	4	1.4%	0.5%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 8 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 6 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 5 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 2 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils