West Lynn Primary SchoolGreyfriars Academy

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in King's Lynn.

Summary of the comparison

West Lynn Primary School and Greyfriars Academy are primary schools in King's Lynn.

  • West Lynn Primary School scores 50 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Greyfriars Academy scores 27 out of 100 (grade F, weak). West Lynn Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • West Lynn Primary School was judged Good and Greyfriars Academy was judged Requires improvement.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 67.0% for West Lynn Primary School and 31.0% for Greyfriars Academy.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at West Lynn Primary School (59.0% in 2022-23, 67.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Greyfriars Academy (28.0% in 2022-23, 31.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

West Lynn Primary School versus Greyfriars Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure King's LynnWest Lynn Primary SchoolKing's LynnGreyfriars AcademyEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD50/100Stronger figureF27/100
Local ranking142nd of 333 in Norfolk Stronger figure304th of 333 in Norfolk
InspectionOfsted: GoodStronger figureOfsted: Requires improvement
School typeAcademy sponsor led Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range5-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll159 204
Capacity210 304
LocationKing's Lynn, PE34 3JL King's Lynn, PE30 5PY
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard67.0% Stronger figure31.0% 62.0%
At higher standard5.0% Stronger figure0.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score108.0 Stronger figure98.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score105.0 Stronger figure100.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census159 204
Free school meals (ever 6)28.9% 40.2%
English as an additional language10.7% 37.3%
SEN support13.2% 9.8%
SEN with an EHC plan3.8% 5.9%
Attendance
Overall absence6.0% 5.4% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence17.7% 16.3% Stronger figure15.8%

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.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

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.

West Lynn Primary School

Greyfriars Academy

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