Gaywood Primary School
Field Lane, King's Lynn, PE30 4AY
353 pupils · 84% of 420 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- WEST NORFOLK ACADEMIES TRUST
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Free school meals
- 16.2%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 27 January 2026, published 12 March 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 69% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 7% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.9 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 39 | 35 | 99 | 37 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 42 | 41 | 106 | 42 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 40 | 40 | 93 | 40 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 43 | 42 | 110 | 43 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 44 | 40 | 109 | 43 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 49 | 45 | 110 | 49 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 60 | 58 | 132 | 60 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 57 | 52 | 125 | 55 |
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
- St Martha's Catholic Primary School 0 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Reffley Academy 1.1 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Fairstead Community Primary and Nursery School 1.2 km · No overall grade (2025)
- King's Oak Academy 1.4 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Howard Junior School 1.4 km · Inadequate (2023) · previous system
- South Wootton Junior School 1.5 km · Good — confirmed 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.