Greyfriars Academy
Primary school in Kings Lynn, Norfolk. Requires improvement (Jan 2024).
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 31 January 2024, report published 14 March 2024, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
Requires improvement overall. Not yet good. Schools with this grade were normally inspected again within 30 months. 11% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Requires improvement.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.
Next inspection: around July 2026
The last inspection was in January 2024. Schools graded requires improvement were normally inspected again within 30 months. It’s now later than the usual gap, so an inspection could happen at any time.
An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2029 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby primary schools
- 0.2 milesWhitefriars Church of England Primary Academy
Outstanding (May 2024)
- 0.5 milesEastgate Academy
School remains Outstanding (May 2023)
- 0.7 milesHighgate Infant School
No overall grade. Quality of education good (Sep 2024)
- 0.7 milesSt Michael's Church of England Academy
Good (Oct 2023)
- 0.8 milesWest Lynn Primary School
Standards maintained (Oct 2024)
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.