King's Lynn Academy
Queen Mary Road, King's Lynn, PE30 4QG
972 pupils · 88% of 1,100 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- EASTERN MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Free school meals
- 31.9%
Ofsted
Good (2022) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 17 May 2022, published 4 July 2022. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 39.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 33.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 50.8% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 56.9% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.99 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 193 | 191 | 413 | 193 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 193 | 221 | 454 | 193 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 189 | 190 | 369 | 189 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 190 | 230 | 406 | 190 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 195 | 187 | 360 | 195 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 171 | 239 | 359 | 171 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 171 | 158 | 317 | 171 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 198 | 180 | 332 | 198 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- King Edward VII Academy 0.6 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Springwood High School 1.4 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- St Clement's High School 8.1 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Downham Market Academy 16.6 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Marshland High School 16.8 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- University Academy Long Sutton 19.9 km · Most areas: Needs attention (2026)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.