Filby Primary School

Filby Primary School is performing well, achieving a 'Good' overall effectiveness rating. Pupils thrive in a close-knit community, feeling safe and enjoying their learning experiences. The school's curriculum has been recently updated to prioritize key areas such as reading and mathematics, with a focus on meeting the diverse needs of all students, including those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). The leadership has fostered a supportive environment where pupils can flourish socially and academically, and the integration of the recently acquired nursery is progressing positively.

Strengths

• Strong community spirit and supportive environment for pupils
• Effective prioritization of reading and mathematics in the curriculum
• Well-trained staff providing quality support for pupils, including those with SEND
• Pupils show respect for diversity and engage in school clubs and activities
• Robust safeguarding arrangements ensuring pupil safety

Areas for Improvement

• Some teachers need to further develop subject knowledge for new foundation subjects
• Gaps in pupil understanding are not always addressed quickly or securely

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 Filby Primary School attended 96.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 2.4% 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, 0.0% of pupils at Filby Primary 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 Filby Primary School had 23.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 7.4% 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, 13.1% of pupils at Filby Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 0.0% 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 Filby Primary School received £7,340 and spent £7,480 for each of its 109 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £100,000 (£923 per pupil).

Across all 12 schools of Evolution Academy Trust, income was £6,922 and spending £7,234 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

Filby Primary School is part of Evolution Academy Trust, which runs 12 schools. The nearest others:

• Poplars Community Primary School Lowestoft
• Dell Primary School Lowestoft
• Elm Tree Primary School Lowestoft
• Angel Road Junior School Norwich
• Angel Road Infant School Norwich
• Bignold Primary School and Nursery Norwich
• Nelson Infant School Norwich
• Wensum Junior School Norwich
• Eaton Primary School Norwich
• Costessey Primary School Norwich

What is Filby Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Filby Primary School is Good, from an inspection in May 2023.

When was Filby Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Filby Primary School was last inspected in May 2023.

How many pupils does Filby Primary School have?

Filby Primary School has 122 pupils on roll.

What age range does Filby Primary School cover?

Filby Primary School for pupils aged 2 to 11.

What are Filby Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 73% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Filby Primary School?

Filby Primary School is at Thrigby Road, Filby, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, NR29 3HJ.