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Upwell Academy

King's Lynn and West Norfolk, PE14 9EWPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Nov 2021
KS2 Results
42%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.0×
Not oversubscribed
28 1st-choice / 28 places
Ranking
#12,230
of 13,686 nationally

About Upwell Academy

Upwell Academy, a state primary in King's Lynn and West Norfolk, holds a Good rating from Ofsted following its November 2021 inspection, with every assessed category — quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision — all judged Good. The most telling exam metric is the proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined: 42% in the 2023/24 academic year. That places the school below the Norfolk local authority average of 52% and ranks it 41st out of 58 primary schools in its immediate borough. Nationally, it sits in the bottom 11% of schools on this measure. The picture is more mixed when you look at individual subjects: 65% of pupils met expectations in both reading and writing, and 61% in maths, while the proportion reaching the higher standard in all three subjects was just 3%.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressSchool Road, Wisbech, King's Lynn and West Norfolk, PE14 9EW
HeadteacherChris Harris
Local AuthorityNorfolk
Number of Pupils192
Free School Meals (FSM)25.0%
School Capacity192 / 210 (91% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

23 Nov 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, 19 Jan 2022. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

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DyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageVisionPhysicalLearning DifficultySevere LearningMulti-SensoryOther

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

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