Highgate Infant SchoolGreyfriars Academy
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in King's Lynn.
Summary of the comparison
Highgate Infant School and Greyfriars Academy are primary schools in King's Lynn.
Highgate Infant School scores 64 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Greyfriars Academy scores 27 out of 100 (grade F, weak). Highgate Infant School is ahead on our composite score.
Highgate Infant School was judged the expected standard and Greyfriars Academy was judged Requires improvement.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Greyfriars Academy (28.0% in 2022-23, 31.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | King's LynnHighgate Infant School | King's LynnGreyfriars Academy | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C64/100Stronger figure | F27/100 | |
| Local ranking | 316th of 333 in Norfolk | 304th of 333 in Norfolk Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: GoodStronger figure | Ofsted: Requires improvement | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Primary | Primary | |
| Age range | 4-7 | 4-11 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 62 | 204 | |
| Capacity | 90 | 304 | |
| Location | King's Lynn, PE30 2PS | King's Lynn, PE30 5PY | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | Not reported | 31.0% | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | Not reported | 0.0% | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | Not reported | 98.0 | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | Not reported | 100.0 | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 62 | 204 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 41.9% | 40.2% | |
| English as an additional language | 38.7% | 37.3% | |
| SEN support | 24.2% | 9.8% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 14.5% | 5.9% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 6.2% | 5.4% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 22.9% | 16.3% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Highgate Infant School
Greyfriars Academy
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