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Gaywood Primary School

Field Lane, King's Lynn, PE30 4AY

Local ranking93rd of 333 primary schools in Norfolk
Ofsted: Expected

Primary

Phase

420

Capacity

4-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 27 January 2026 under Ofsted's renewed framework

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Safeguarding standards Met
Achievement
Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching
Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development & wellbeing
Expected standard
Leadership & governance
Expected standard
Inclusion
Expected standard
Early years
Expected standard

Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
69.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
7.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
72.0%
Writing (Expected)
79.0%
Maths (Expected)
78.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
74.0%
Reading avg scaled score
104.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
103.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
104.0
Cohort Size
58

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
380
Boys
192 (51%)
Girls
188 (49%)
Capacity
420 (90% full)
SEND
20.0%
FSM Eligible
18.4%
EAL
20.3%
SEN with EHC Plan
1.6%
SEN Support
18.4%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
23.3:1
Teachers (FTE)
16.3
Budget per Pupil
£5,411/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
5.8% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
15.3% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Does not apply
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 74.0%
  • White Other: 11.3%
  • Asian Indian: 7.1%
  • Black African: 1.6%
  • Other: 1.6%
  • Asian Other: 1.1%
  • Mixed White & Asian: 0.8%
  • Mixed Other: 0.5%

74.0%

White British

11.3%

White Other

7.1%

Asian Indian

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
144532
UKPRN
10064005
Establishment No.
2427
Trust
WEST NORFOLK ACADEMIES TRUST

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