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King's Oak Academy

Primary · Academy converter · King's Lynn, PE30 4QJ

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King's Oak Academy Ofsted rating

Ofsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 22 Oct 2024

Area360 rating
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Early years
Good
Safeguarding
Effective

School facts

PhasePrimary
TypeAcademy converter
Ages2 to 7
Pupils79
GenderMixed
Head teacherMrs Cheryl Kirby
TrustUNITY EDUCATION TRUST
Local authorityNorfolk
Opened01 Mar 2018
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 145534.

Pupils

2025/26

Pupils at the January school census.

MeasureThis school
Total pupils79
Girls40
Boys39
Eligible for free school mealsPupils from low-income families who can get free school meals.39.2%
First language not English27.8%
School places2024/25Capacity, not including nursery.180
Pupils excluding nurseryPupils who take up school places.69
Unfilled placesShare of school places not taken.61.7%
SEN supportPupils with special educational needs who get extra help at school.25
EHC planEducation, health and care plan: a legal plan for pupils with more complex needs.5
Average class size23

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and School capacity, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Share of pupils in each ethnic group, as recorded at the January school census.

Pupils ethnicity

White British
74.7%
Other White
17.7%
Other ethnic group
3.8%
White and Asian
1.3%
Indian
1.3%
African
1.3%
Irish
0%
Traveller of Irish heritage
0%
Gypsy/Roma
0%
White and Black Caribbean
0%

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Teachers and staff

2025/26

Staff numbers are full-time equivalent (FTE). Teacher turnover shows where the school's teachers were by the following year's census.

MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher17.6
Pupils per adultAdults include teaching assistants.6.6
Teachers (FTE)4.2
Teaching assistants (FTE)6.05
Support staff (FTE)9.3
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/257.4
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/253.6
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/253.8
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/250

Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.

Admissions

2026/27

Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.

MeasureThis school
Offers made (Reception)Places offered on national offer day.21
Applications (Reception)Includes every preference parents listed.38
First preference applications (Reception)Families who put this school as their first choice.21
First preference offers (Reception)First-choice applicants who were offered a place.21
Applications from another local authority (Reception)0

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.

Attendance

2025/26

Share of possible sessions missed.

MeasureThis schoolNorfolkEngland
Overall absence8.3%, worse than England, worse than Norfolk5.3%5.1%
Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of sessions.26.3%, worse than England, worse than Norfolk13.2%13.2%
Severe absencePupils missing 50% or more of sessions.1.8%, worse than England, similar to Norfolk1.3%1%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Suspensions and exclusions

2024/25

Suspension rate is the number of suspensions per 100 pupils, so one pupil can be counted more than once. A permanently excluded pupil is removed from the school roll.

MeasureThis school
Suspension rate13.3%
Pupils with one or more suspensions5.6%
Permanent exclusion rate0%
Permanent exclusions0

Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.

Nearby schools

Ratings include official Ofsted judgements and Area360 summaries of inspection grades. Open a school’s profile for its inspection grades and results.

Schools near King's Oak Academy
DistancePhaseNameTypeRatingLinks
0.0 miPrimaryParkway AcademyAcademy converter
Inadequate
0.3 miSecondaryKing's Lynn AcademyAcademy sponsor led
Requires improvement
0.6 miPrimaryFairstead Community Primary and Nursery SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.7 miSecondaryKing Edward VII AcademyAcademy sponsor led
Good
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Good
0.9 miSecondarySpringwood High SchoolAcademy converter
Good
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Good
0.9 miPrimaryHighgate Infant SchoolAcademy converter
Good
0.9 miPrimaryGreyfriars AcademyAcademy converter
Requires improvement
0.9 miPrimaryEastgate AcademyAcademy sponsor led
Outstanding

Frequently asked questions about King's Oak Academy

What is King's Oak Academy's Ofsted rating?

King's Oak Academy is rated Good, last inspected on 22 Oct 2024. Recent Ofsted inspections have no single overall grade, so Area360 summarises the inspection grades.

How hard is it to get into King's Oak Academy?

For Reception entry in 2026/27, King's Oak Academy made 21 offers from 38 applications (1.8 per offer), and 21 of 21 first-preference applicants got a place. Applications include every preference parents listed.

How many pupils attend King's Oak Academy?

King's Oak Academy has 79 pupils aged 2 to 7.

What is the capacity of King's Oak Academy?

King's Oak Academy had 180 school places in 2024/25.

How big are classes at King's Oak Academy?

At King's Oak Academy, the average class had 23 pupils in 2025/26, and there were 17.6 pupils per teacher.

What is attendance like at King's Oak Academy?

In 2025/26, pupils at King's Oak Academy missed 8.3% of sessions (England 5.1%), and 26.3% were persistently absent, missing 10% or more of sessions (England 13.2%).

Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.