Primary school in King's Lynn, Norfolk
Gooderstone Church of England Primary Academy
The Street, Gooderstone, King's Lynn, Norfolk, PE33 9BP
Ofsted
Remained Good at its last ungraded inspection, on 28 June 2024.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 2 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 56
- Places
- 70
- How full
- 80% full — 56 of 70 places taken
- Girls / boys
- 32 / 24
- Overall absence
- 4%
- Persistently absent
- 8%
primary schools average 5.2%
primary schools average 12.8% — pupils missing 10% or more of sessions
- Free school meals, last 6 years
- 14%
- English as an additional language
- 2%
- With an EHC plan
- 0%
- On SEN support
- 14%
England 25.7%
England 18.7%
England 3.5%
England 15%
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Breckland 012B, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 25%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 24%
- Households owning their home
- 66%
- Households in social housing
- 16%
- Households with no car
- 5%
- Adults economically inactive
- 47%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Yes
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- THE DIOCESE OF NORWICH EDUCATION AND ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Executive Headteacher: Sarah Godbold
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Ward
- Bedingfeld
- Constituency
- South West Norfolk
- URN
- 141780
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Norman Church of England Primary School, NorthwoldAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 75% | 3.3 mi |
| All Saints AcademyAcademy converter | Good 2024 | 93% | 4.1 mi |
| Duchy of Lancaster Methwold CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 47% | 5.1 mi |
| Swaffham CofE Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Good 2023 | 41% | 5.1 mi |
| Cherry Tree Academy Trust Marham InfantAcademy converter | No grade | — | 5.3 mi |
| Heartwood CofE VC Primary & Nursery SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Good 2023 | 38% | 5.5 mi |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, SwaffhamAcademy sponsor led | Inadequate 2024 | 0% | 5.7 mi |
| Cherry Tree Academy Trust Marham JuniorAcademy sponsor led | Good 2023 | 48% | 5.8 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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