Whitefriars Church of England Primary Academy
Academy converter primary school in King's Lynn (Norfolk).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
I sincerely hope that you and your child find this website helpful in providing you with a real sense of the many brilliant things that Whitefriars has to offer. At Whitefriars we strive to involve all members of our Whitefriars community: children, staff, parents, governors, all working together to achieve a common goal.
We encourage parents to work in partnership with us to achieve these ends.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
6 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Cross Country
- Music
- Rugby
- Forest School
- Times Tables Rock Stars
- Zones of Regulation
Key facts
- URN
- 141314
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Constituency
- North West Norfolk
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Opened
- 2014
Governing body (8 current, 1 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miss Jillian Hemmings | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2014 · until 2030 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Adrian Munn | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Revd Ben Almond | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Kirstie Taylor | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Melissa Morgan | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Mark Stewart | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2022 · until 2030 |
| Mark Dimond | Local Governor | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2021 |
| Mr Mathew Tuckwood | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2015 |
| Mrs Alix (Alexandra) Baldwin Former | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record