Lynn Grove Academy

Lynn Grove Academy is performing well overall, demonstrating a solid standard of education across key areas such as behaviour, personal development, and leadership. The school has fostered a positive and inclusive environment where students feel safe and respected, encouraging both their academic and personal growth. The curriculum is well-structured, allowing pupils to learn effectively, supported by dedicated staff who understand the needs of students, including those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). Notably, the school has a strong focus on reading, with extensive resources and plans to aid struggling pupils. However, there are areas requiring attention, particularly regarding pupil behaviour, as some students do not consistently meet behavioural expectations, leading to high suspension rates. While steps have been taken to improve behaviour, this remains an area where the school must continue to focus its efforts. Attendance is another issue, as it has not yet reached consistently high levels, although measures are in place to improve this situation. The school is committed to further enhancing these aspects as it moves forward.

Strengths

• Positive and inclusive school environment
• Strong emphasis on personal development
• Well-structured and sequenced curriculum
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs
• Rigorous safeguarding arrangements
• Proactive school council and anti-bullying ambassadors
• Highly regarded reading resources and library

Areas for Improvement

• High rates of pupil suspensions not meeting behaviour expectations
• Inconsistent attendance levels across pupil groups

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Lynn Grove Academy attended 90.3% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 26.6% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 11.5% of pupils at Lynn Grove Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). 12 pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Lynn Grove Academy had 19.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 18.1% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 12.6% of pupils at Lynn Grove Academy were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 4.4% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Lynn Grove Academy received £7,878 and spent £7,830 for each of its 1,109 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £797,000 (£719 per pupil).

Across all 17 schools of Creative Education Trust, income was £8,557 and spending £8,500 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Great Yarmouth · Norfolk local authority: places and applications

Lynn Grove Academy is part of Creative Education Trust, which runs 17 schools. The nearest others:

• Wroughton Infant Academy Great Yarmouth
• Wroughton Junior Academy Great Yarmouth
• Woodlands Primary Academy Great Yarmouth
• Caister Academy Great Yarmouth
• Wrenn School Wellingborough
• Weavers Academy Wellingborough
• The Milton Keynes Academy Milton Keynes
• Queen Eleanor Primary Academy Northampton
• Abbeyfield School Northampton
• Ellis Guilford School Nottingham

What is Lynn Grove Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Lynn Grove Academy is Good, from an inspection in November 2023.

When was Lynn Grove Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Lynn Grove Academy was last inspected in November 2023.

How many pupils does Lynn Grove Academy have?

Lynn Grove Academy has 1,113 pupils on roll.

What age range does Lynn Grove Academy cover?

Lynn Grove Academy for pupils aged 11 to 16.

What are Lynn Grove Academy's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 41.8, and 34% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Lynn Grove Academy?

Lynn Grove Academy is at Lynn Grove, Gorleston, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, NR31 8AP.