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The College of West Anglia

College · ages 16-99MixedFurther educationKing's LynnNorfolk
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
Average A level gradeD+2024/25

The College of West Anglia is a further education in King's Lynn for boys and girls aged 16 to 99.

Tennyson Avenue, King's Lynn, PE30 2QW01553 761144cwa.ac.ukMr David Pomfret principalAll details

Ofsted

Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.

Results

A level and sixth-form results, 2025

1,634 students finished sixth-form courses.

Average A level gradeD+24.1 points per entry
A level progress-0.85Against students elsewhere with the same GCSE grades. 0 is average.
AAB or better0%with two subjects universities favour
Stayed and finished42%of students who started
All sixth-form measures, year by year
Measure202520242023202220192018
Students1,6341,4691,3531,4342,6262,832
Average A level points per entryA level APS per entry24.1028.4328.2728.9927.8924.95
Average A level gradeD+CC-CC-D+
Best three A levelsBest 3 A levels APS21.0326.2127.2225.2229.9027.78
AAB or better in subjects universities likeAAB+ in two facilitating subjects0%0%0%0%3%0%
A level progressA level value added-0.85-0.15––-0.16-0.11
Applied general courses: points per entry24.8524.3525.5729.24––
T levels: points per entry29.7230.3030.5329.65––
Stayed and finishedRetained and assessed42%63%73%92%79%85%

A level subjects

6 A level subjects had results in 2025. Each figure is the share of students who got an A* to B, next to the average for state sixth forms in England. When only a handful of students take a subject, its figures jump around from year to year.

A levels taught hereThe small number is how many students sat each one in 2025.
SubjectsSociology19Business Studies16English Language and Literature13History11Mathematics10Biology6
Every A level subject against England, 2025
Sociology19 entries · 0% A* or A · 95% passed
21%England 49%
Business Studies16 entries · 6% A* or A · 100% passed
31%England 47%
English Language and Literature13 entries · 8% A* or A · 100% passed
39%England 47%
History11 entries · 0% A* or A · 100% passed
9%England 55%
Mathematics10 entries · 0% A* or A · 60% passed
20%England 60%
Biology6 entries · 0% A* or A · 67% passed
17%England 49%

A levels only. BTECs, T levels and other courses are in the table above. Subjects with fewer than five students aren't published.

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published.

Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Norfolk council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll–
Pupils from low-income families–Get free school meals

What pupils do next

After sixth form

Where the 1,299 pupils who left in 2022/23 were a year later.

Still in education, work or training68%and stayed there for at least six months

Among pupils from low-income families it was 59%, compared with 72% for everyone else.

Where the ones heading for university went

Went on to degree-level study or training28%England 72%
Top-third universities2%England 22%. The universities that ask for the highest grades
Higher or degree apprenticeship10%England 6%
Higher technical course2%Level 4 or 5, such as an HNC or HND

Among students from low-income families, 27% went on to degree-level study or training and 3% to a top-third university.

Earlier years
Destination2022/23 leavers2021/22 leavers2020/21 leavers2019/20 leavers
Still in education, work or training68%70%73%–
Education16%18%23%–
Apprenticeship10%9%10%2%
Work42%43%40%–
Not in education, work or training25%23%21%–

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m36212 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate110 per 1,000 people21% higher than the England average
Typical house price£267,500King's Lynn and West Norfolk

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
King Edward VII AcademyAcademy210 m1,172No overall grade 202452Compare
Highgate Infant SchoolAcademy240 m63No overall grade 202451Compare
Eastgate AcademyAcademy470 m278Outstanding 202388Compare
King's Lynn AcademyAcademy630 m972Report card 202618Compare
King's Lynn Nursery SchoolLocal authority nursery school820 m58Good 2023–Compare
Greyfriars AcademyAcademy980 m199Requires improvement 20242Compare
Parkway AcademyAcademy0.7 miles160Inadequate 20232Compare
King's Oak AcademyAcademy0.7 miles79No overall grade 202446Compare
All schools in NorfolkAll schools in King's LynnBest primary schools in England

Questions parents ask

Is The College of West Anglia a good school?

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How many pupils does The College of West Anglia have?

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These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Tennyson Avenue, King's Lynn, PE30 2QW
Telephone
01553 761144
Website
www.cwa.ac.uk
Principal
Mr David Pomfret
Type of school
Further education (Further education, colleges)
Phase
College, ages 16-99
Gender
Mixed
Local authority
Norfolk
Ward
Gaywood Chase
Constituency
North West Norfolk
Setting
Urban: Further from a major town or city
URN
130763 · LAESTAB 9268000 · UKPRN 10007916
Official recordGovernment performance tablesDownload this school's data (CSV)

Where these figures come from