Ormesby Village Infant School

Ormesby Village Infant School continues to demonstrate strong performance, retaining its good status since its last inspection in 2017. The school provides a supportive and engaging learning environment where pupils thrive. They are well-prepared for future educational transitions, supported by an ambitious curriculum that emphasizes reading and develops a love for learning. Positive relationships between teachers and pupils contribute to a calm atmosphere conducive to education, and parents express high levels of satisfaction with their children's experiences at the school.

Strengths

• Pupils enjoy learning and feel safe at school.
• High expectations for pupil achievement are established by school leaders.
• Strong emphasis on reading, supported by a tailored phonics programme.
• Teachers receive effective training and support.
• Good behavior is observed in classrooms and around the school.
• Strong involvement in the local community through projects.
• Effective collaboration with external experts for SEND support.

Areas for Improvement

• Some staff lack up-to-date training to support pupils with specific SEND needs.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Ormesby Village Infant School attended 94.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 11.6% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 3.0% of pupils at Ormesby Village Infant School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Ormesby Village Infant School had 21.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 40.7% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 11.0% of pupils at Ormesby Village Infant School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 6.1% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Ormesby Village Infant School received £9,410 and spent £9,087 for each of its 82 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £42,000 (£518 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Ormesby Village Infant School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Ormesby Village Infant School is Good, from an inspection in February 2023.

When was Ormesby Village Infant School last inspected by Ofsted?

Ormesby Village Infant School was last inspected in February 2023.

How many pupils does Ormesby Village Infant School have?

Ormesby Village Infant School has 82 pupils on roll.

What age range does Ormesby Village Infant School cover?

Ormesby Village Infant School for pupils aged 5 to 7.

Where is Ormesby Village Infant School?

Ormesby Village Infant School is at Spruce Avenue, Ormesby St Margaret, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, NR29 3RY.