Eastgate Academy

Eastgate Academy continues to be an outstanding school, well-respected within the community. Pupils take pride in their participation, exhibiting exemplary behavior and strong relationships with peers. The school's culture emphasizes ambition and high expectations, which fosters a positive learning environment where students, including those with special educational needs, thrive academically and socially. Parents are supportive and appreciate the guidance provided by school leaders to both students and families. As this was the first ungraded inspection since their last grade was awarded in 2017, it reflects the school's sustained excellence in providing a quality education.

Strengths

• Strong relationships between pupils foster a supportive environment.
• Ambitious and well-structured curriculum that promotes layered learning.
• Teachers effectively use assessment to address gaps in knowledge.
• Early years curriculum design enables rapid gains in knowledge.
• Pupils display high levels of enthusiasm and positive attitudes towards learning.
• Strong culture of safeguarding with effective reporting and support mechanisms.
• Opportunities for pupils to engage in leadership roles and enrichment activities.

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 Eastgate Academy attended 95.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 13.1% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

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, 2.9% of pupils at Eastgate Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). One pupil was 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 Eastgate Academy had 21.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 16.5% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

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, 19.8% of pupils at Eastgate Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 6.5% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

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 primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Eastgate Academy received £6,929 and spent £6,879 for each of its 273 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £291,000 (£1,064 per pupil).

Across all 12 schools of Eastern Multi-Academy Trust, income was £7,459 and spending £7,372 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 King'S Lynn · Norfolk local authority: places and applications

Eastgate Academy is part of Eastern Multi-Academy Trust, which runs 12 schools. The nearest others:

• King's Lynn Academy King'S Lynn
• Parkway Academy King'S Lynn
• North Wootton Academy King'S Lynn
• Nelson Academy Downham Market
• Emneth Academy Wisbech
• Upwell Academy Wisbech
• Southery Academy Downham Market
• Glade Academy Brandon
• Admirals Academy Thetford
• Raleigh Infant Academy Thetford

What is Eastgate Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Eastgate Academy is Outstanding, from an inspection in June 2023.

When was Eastgate Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Eastgate Academy was last inspected in June 2023.

How many pupils does Eastgate Academy have?

Eastgate Academy has 278 pupils on roll.

What age range does Eastgate Academy cover?

Eastgate Academy for pupils aged 5 to 11.

What are Eastgate Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 58% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Eastgate Academy?

Eastgate Academy is at Littleport Terrace, King's Lynn, Norfolk, PE30 1QA.