Great Yarmouth Primary Academy and Nursery

Great Yarmouth Primary Academy and Nursery demonstrates a strong performance in various aspects of education despite facing significant challenges with many pupils starting at lower developmental levels. The school excels in providing an inclusive environment where leaders actively support pupils with additional needs and those from disadvantaged backgrounds. The effectiveness of the personal development programme and the effort to close learning gaps through well-deployed pupil premium funding have been notable strengths.

Strengths

• Highly inclusive school environment.
• Strong personal development programme linked to core values.
• Effective use of pupil premium funding.
• Staff are skilled at supporting diverse pupil needs.
• Communication and relationships between staff and pupils are positive.

Areas for Improvement

• Persistent absence rates remain above national averages.
• Overall attendance is above the national average.

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 Great Yarmouth Primary Academy and Nursery attended 92.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 24.4% 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, 5.7% of pupils at Great Yarmouth Primary Academy and Nursery were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). 4 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 Great Yarmouth Primary Academy and Nursery had 16.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 20.0% 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, 19.0% of pupils at Great Yarmouth Primary Academy and Nursery were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.4% 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 2024–25 Great Yarmouth Primary Academy and Nursery received £7,804 and spent £7,565 for each of its 402 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £163,000 (£405 per pupil).

Across all 18 schools of Inspiration Trust, income was £8,318 and spending £8,382 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Great Yarmouth · Norfolk local authority: places and applications

Great Yarmouth Primary Academy and Nursery is part of Inspiration Trust, which runs 18 schools. The nearest others:

• Cobholm Primary Academy Great Yarmouth
• Stradbroke Primary Academy Great Yarmouth
• Great Yarmouth Charter Academy Great Yarmouth
• East Point Academy Lowestoft
• Charles Darwin Primary School Norwich
• Jane Austen College Norwich
• Hewett Academy Norwich
• Sir Isaac Newton Sixth Form Free School Norwich
• Norwich Primary Academy Norwich
• Cringleford Prep Cringleford

What is Great Yarmouth Primary Academy and Nursery's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Great Yarmouth Primary Academy and Nursery is Expected standard, from an inspection in March 2026.

When was Great Yarmouth Primary Academy and Nursery last inspected by Ofsted?

Great Yarmouth Primary Academy and Nursery was last inspected in March 2026.

How many pupils does Great Yarmouth Primary Academy and Nursery have?

Great Yarmouth Primary Academy and Nursery has 384 pupils on roll.

What age range does Great Yarmouth Primary Academy and Nursery cover?

Great Yarmouth Primary Academy and Nursery for pupils aged 2 to 11.

What are Great Yarmouth Primary Academy and Nursery's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 56% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Great Yarmouth Primary Academy and Nursery?

Great Yarmouth Primary Academy and Nursery is at Dickens Avenue, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, NR30 3DT.