Holly Meadows School
Vong Lane, Pott Row, King's Lynn, PE32 1BWOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Holly Meadows School is a primary school in King's Lynn for ages 5 to 11. It is one of the 453 schools in Norfolk. It ranks 25th of 41 primary schools in King's Lynn. Its latest Ofsted rating is Good, from an inspection in June 2024.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 4 June 2024, report published 30 June 2024
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- 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 4 June 2024
Holly Meadows is a warm and friendly community. Pupils enjoy everything the school has to offer. Extensive school grounds provide pupils with space to tend to the allotment, learn about nature and improve their fitness. All pupils can participate in a range of clubs, trips and festivals. For example, the local annual dance festival, the school's 'Glee' club, or a mathematics competition at a local high school. Pupils look after each other and take care of their school environment. Pupils learn interesting concepts about the wider world and the past. The school helps pupils to learn important skills such as reading, writing and calculation. Pupils know that reading helps them to learn new knowledge and that this gives them ideas for writing. Pupils enjoy their reading lessons because teachers introduce them to books with exciting plots and characters. The school culture emphasises the importance of being calm, polite and patient. Bullying is rare. Staff listen to pupils' worries and help them to overcome friendship difficulties. Staff model kindness and have high expectations about pupil participation. This means that in lessons, pupils try their best and in assemblies, everyone joins in with singing.
What the school should improve
- Staff are not always consistent in using the school's approaches for teaching reading and mathematics. This means that some pupils do not learn to calculate or read as quickly as they could. Leaders should continue to train staff in the school's approaches and ensure the approaches are used consistently and effectively across the school.
- Staff are not always consistent in the way they manage classroom routines. As a result, pupils learning can be disturbed and sometimes pupils struggle to focus or quickly start their tasks. Leaders should continue to help staff in how to manage behaviour consistently throughout the day to avoid lapses in pupil focus.
- The curriculum in the early years is at an earlier stage of development. Leaders are working on setting out key vocabulary for pupils to learn in areas of learning such as understanding the world. The school should continue this work to strengthen the focus on knowledge and vocabulary in all areas of learning.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
22 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
123 pupils on roll, with places for 175
Schools near Holly Meadows School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashwicken Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | 2 miles | Report card: Expected standard to strong standard | 67% met the expected standard |
| St Matthew's Church of England Primary Academy | 2 miles | No Ofsted inspection | Not published |
| Flitcham Church of England Primary Academy | 3 miles | Ofsted: Good | 75% met the expected standard |
| Sandringham and West Newton Church of England Primary Academy | 4 miles | Ofsted: Good | 70% met the expected standard |
| Reffley Academy | 4 miles | Ofsted: Good | 74% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Community school
- Sector
- Local authority maintained
- Age range
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- No
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jennie Wildsmith-Garton
- Phone
- 01485600241
- Address
- Vong Lane, Pott Row, King's Lynn, PE32 1BW
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- URN
- 136536
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.