Ashwicken Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
East Winch Road, King's Lynn, PE32 1LY
104 pupils · 99% of 105 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 5–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Free school meals
- 12.5%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 24 March 2026, published 18 June 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 67% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 5% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.8 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 15 | 12 | 27 | 13 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 15 | 15 | 31 | 15 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 5 | 5 | 13 | 5 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 12 | 12 | 27 | 12 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 13 | 13 | 36 | 13 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 11 | 8 | 31 | 11 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 11 | 11 | 38 | 11 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 15 | 17 | 34 | 15 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Holly Meadows School 3.1 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Fairstead Community Primary and Nursery School 4.4 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Reffley Academy 5.1 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- St Martha's Catholic Primary School 5.2 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Gaywood Primary School 5.2 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- King's Oak Academy 5.4 km · No overall grade (2024)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.