Reffley Academy

About Reffley Academy

Reffley Academy is a primary school in King’s Lynn and West Norfolk that clearly appeals to local families. For the 2025/26 intake, the school received 68 applications for 36 places, giving an oversubscription ratio of 1.89. Of those 68 applications, 33 were first-preference choices, and 33 first-preference offers were made. That means every family who put Reffley as their first choice secured a place, but the overall demand still outstrips supply by nearly two to one. The school’s parentView data isn’t available in the most recent records, so we can’t report a recommend percentage, but the oversubscription figures alone suggest strong local confidence. Reffley is a state primary for mixed genders aged 3 to 11, with a nursery on site. It has a Good Ofsted rating overall, and in its most recent inspection in 2022, inspectors rated behaviour and attitudes as Outstanding — the highest possible mark — while quality of education, personal development, early years provision, and leadership and management were all judged Good.

Academically, Reffley Academy performs well above the local average. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 results, 73% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, compared with a Norfolk local authority average of just 52%. That puts the school third out of 58 primary schools in the King’s Lynn and West Norfolk area, placing it in the top 25% nationally. Looking at individual subjects, 83% met the expected standard in maths, 81% in writing and 75% in reading. At the higher standard, 27% achieved high scores in maths, 25% in reading and 15% in writing, though only 4% reached the higher threshold across all three subjects. Average scaled scores were 106 in maths and 105 in reading. Progress scores aren’t available in the data, so we can’t say how much value the school adds, but the raw attainment figures are comfortably ahead of most peers in the region.

The school offers a range of facilities including a sensory room, library, music rooms, a forest school and a chapel. Sports on offer include football, dance, cross country and cricket, while clubs cover book club, gardening, drama, art club and science club. Reffley provides support for pupils with moderate learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health needs, and speech, language and communication needs. With 17.6% of pupils eligible for free school meals — close to the national average for primary schools — the intake is reasonably mixed. The school has capacity for 433 pupils but currently has 328 on roll, so there is some room for growth. For families seeking a well-regarded local primary with strong academic results and an Outstanding behaviour rating, Reffley Academy is a solid choice, especially given its high first-preference conversion rate.

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