Greyfriars Academy
Academy converter primary school in Kings 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
iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Greyfriars Academy is a primary school located in Kings Lynn, Norfolk. The school caters for boys and girls aged 4 to 11 and currently has 204 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 304. It is part of the UNITY EDUCATION TRUST. The school is led by Mr Aidan McGovern.
Enrichment
1 activityiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Oak National Academy
Key facts
- URN
- 145535
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- 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
- 2018
Governing body (10 current, 1 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.2 governors are linked to a profile (all confirmed).
Governors marked “Confirmed same person” have exactly the same forename and surname as the only officer of that name at the school’s own academy trust company on the Companies House register, so we treat them as the same person. The governance record itself comes from DfE.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Aidan McGovern | Chair of Local Governing Body | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2024 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Jennifer Jefferson | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Gary Walker | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Ms Janet Moyle | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Carl Harris | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Ms Sarah Cook | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Paul Rout Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Glyn Hambling Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2021 |
| Mr Andy Mason | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2021 |
| Mrs Jo Thompson | Local Governor | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2021 |
| Mr Matt Ridley Former | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2025 · 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