Springwood High School
Queensway, King's Lynn, PE30 4AW
1,988 pupils · 114% of 1,740 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- WEST NORFOLK ACADEMIES TRUST
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 18.1%
Ofsted
Good (2022) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
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 3 November 2022, published 12 December 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 | 46.9 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 47.1% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 64.6% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 75.7% |
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 — 1.09 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 271 | 296 | 538 | 271 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 267 | 303 | 529 | 267 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 272 | 336 | 466 | 272 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 276 | 304 | 462 | 276 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 270 | 338 | 475 | 270 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 274 | 312 | 458 | 274 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 276 | 338 | 469 | 276 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 275 | 384 | 505 | 275 |
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 1.4 km · No overall grade (2024)
- King's Lynn Academy 1.4 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- St Clement's High School 9.1 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Downham Market Academy 17.7 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Marshland High School 18.1 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Smithdon High School 20 km · Good (2023) · previous system
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.