Highgate Infant School
Gaywood Road, King's Lynn, PE30 2PSOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Highgate Infant School is a primary school in King's Lynn for ages 4 to 7. It is one of the 453 schools in Norfolk. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in September 2024, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 24 September 2024, report published 10 November 2024
This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 24 September 2024
Pupils are successful here. This is because staff are caring and knowledgeable. Staff consider pupils' needs when making decisions about how and what to teach. They know all the pupils well. As a result, pupils are happy and safe here. They like learning how to read and write and they like finding out about the wider world. All pupils are expected to be kind and courteous. Pupils learn important routines like how to line up. This makes the day flow smoothly and helps pupils to learn respect for one another and the school environment. Adults model politeness and pupils emulate this behaviour. If a pupil gets it wrong, then staff help them to put it right. Lunchtimes and playtimes give pupils a sense of community and opportunities to make new friends. Every year, pupils take part in a nativity play. Pupils also go on a range of trips, for example, to the local church or on the King's Lynn ferry. The school finds creative ways to introduce pupils to different cultures. For example, through hosting a school food festival to celebrate pupils' different backgrounds.
What the school should improve
- Some pupils do not always have enough opportunities to practise and refine their writing in some subjects. This means that they do not develop their writing skills as well as they could. The school should continue to provide training and support to staff to further improve pupils' opportunities to develop and refine their writing across the subjects.
Pupil numbers and mix
63 pupils on roll, with places for 90
Schools near Highgate Infant School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastgate Academy | 0.2 miles | Ofsted: Outstanding | 58% met the expected standard |
| Greyfriars Academy | 0.7 miles | Ofsted: Requires improvement | 31% met the expected standard |
| Greenpark Academy | 0.7 miles | Ofsted: Good | 48% met the expected standard |
| Whitefriars Church of England Primary Academy | 0.8 miles | Ofsted: Outstanding | 54% met the expected standard |
| Parkway Academy | 0.8 miles | Ofsted: Inadequate | 43% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Academy converter
- Sector
- Academy
- Trust
- UNITY EDUCATION TRUST
- Age range
- 4 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- No
- Headteacher
- Mrs Cheryl Kirby
- Phone
- 01553772496
- Address
- Gaywood Road, King's Lynn, PE30 2PS
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- URN
- 145530
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.