West Lynn Primary School

West Lynn Primary is performing well overall, having improved to a good rating since its last inspection which required improvement. The school fosters a positive environment where pupils feel happy and safe, with effective relationships between staff and students contributing to a calm and focused learning atmosphere. The curriculum is ambitious, ensuring that students learn foundational knowledge essential for tackling more complex concepts. Additionally, the school emphasizes personal development and offers enriching extracurricular opportunities.

Strengths

• Pupils demonstrate positive attitudes to learning.
• The school provides a well-planned and ambitious curriculum.
• Leaders prioritize the teaching of reading effectively.
• Pupils feel safe and supported by their teachers.
• The early years environment is attractive and well-resourced.
• Governors and trustees are well-trained and effective.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistencies in supporting pupils with SEND across all subjects.
• Not all staff have been trained to effectively use the new phonics scheme.

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 West Lynn Primary School attended 94.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 17.7% 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, 2.5% of pupils at West Lynn Primary School 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 West Lynn Primary School had 21.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 21.1% 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, 17.5% of pupils at West Lynn Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.5% 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 West Lynn Primary School received £6,716 and spent £7,268 for each of its 159 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £127,000 (£796 per pupil).

Across all 11 schools of West Norfolk Academies Trust, income was £7,493 and spending £7,462 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

West Lynn Primary School is part of West Norfolk Academies Trust, which runs 11 schools. The nearest others:

• Clenchwarton Primary School King'S Lynn
• Gaywood Primary School King'S Lynn
• Springwood High School King'S Lynn
• St Clement's High School King'S Lynn
• Walpole Cross Keys Primary School King'S Lynn
• Marshland High School Wisbech
• Snettisham Primary School King'S Lynn
• Heacham Junior School King'S Lynn
• Heacham Infant and Nursery School King'S Lynn
• Smithdon High School Hunstanton

What is West Lynn Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for West Lynn Primary School is Good, from an inspection in November 2024.

When was West Lynn Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

West Lynn Primary School was last inspected in November 2024.

How many pupils does West Lynn Primary School have?

West Lynn Primary School has 154 pupils on roll.

What age range does West Lynn Primary School cover?

West Lynn Primary School for pupils aged 5 to 11.

What are West Lynn Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 67% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is West Lynn Primary School?

West Lynn Primary School is at St Peter's Road, West Lynn, King's Lynn, Norfolk, PE34 3JL.