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Gaywood Primary School

King's Lynn and West Norfolk, PE30 4AYPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Mar 2026
KS2 Results
72%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.0×
Not oversubscribed
41 1st-choice / 42 places
Ranking
#3,447
of 13,686 nationally

About Gaywood Primary School

Gaywood Primary School holds a Good rating from Ofsted, a grade it has maintained consistently across its most recent inspections. The school’s 2021 inspection awarded Good in every category, including quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and early years provision. But the most telling academic metric is the proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined at Key Stage 2: 72% of Gaywood’s Year 6 pupils hit that benchmark in the 2023/24 academic year. That figure is well above the Norfolk local authority average of 52%, placing the school 32nd out of 344 primary schools in the county. On the school’s ranking score of 72, it sits in the top 50 nationally for this combined measure, and within the King’s Lynn and West Norfolk borough it ranks 5th out of 58 schools.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressField Lane, King's Lynn, King's Lynn and West Norfolk, PE30 4AY
HeadteacherNeil Mindham
Local AuthorityNorfolk
Number of Pupils380
Free School Meals (FSM)17.6%
School Capacity380 / 420 (90% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

6 Oct 2021
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Quality of Education
Good
Behaviour & Attitudes
Good
Personal Development
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Source: Ofsted, 16 Nov 2021. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

5
Sports HallArt StudiosICT SuiteForest SchoolChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

7

Sports

NetballDanceRoundersTennis

Clubs & Activities

ChessBook ClubGardening

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

AutismMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingPhysicalLearning DifficultyOther

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:55 – 15:15

Source: gaywoodprimary.co.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Gaywood Primary School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.