Peterhouse CofE Primary Academy

Peterhouse CofE Primary Academy has been recognized for its continued effectiveness as a good school, termed during its first ungraded inspection since being rated in 2018. The school cultivates a supportive and respectful environment where pupils feel safe and are encouraged to engage actively, fostering both academic and personal growth. Strong leadership and a dedicated trust support the school in maintaining high standards, with a notable focus on a rigorous curriculum and effective teaching methods, particularly in early reading and mathematics.

Strengths

• Welcoming and happy school community.
• High expectations for pupil achievement.
• Strong subject knowledge among teachers.
• Effective delivery of the curriculum in most subjects.
• Rigorous approach to teaching early reading.
• Precise identification and support for pupils with SEND.
• Pupils participate actively in leadership roles.
• Effective behaviour management and positive pupil conduct.
• Strong pastoral support recognized by pupils.

Areas for Improvement

• Some subjects do not enable pupils to retain knowledge in the long term.

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 Peterhouse CofE Primary Academy attended 94.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 17.2% 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, 1.6% of pupils at Peterhouse CofE Primary Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). 2 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 Peterhouse CofE Primary Academy 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, 15.4% of pupils at Peterhouse CofE Primary Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.9% 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 Peterhouse CofE Primary Academy received £11,137 and spent £10,206 for each of its 437 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £95,000 (£218 per pupil).

Across all 22 schools of The Diocese of Norwich Education and Academies Trust, income was £11,069 and spending £10,622 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

Peterhouse CofE Primary Academy is part of The Diocese of Norwich Education and Academies Trust, which runs 40 schools. The nearest others:

• Moorlands CofE Primary Academy Great Yarmouth
• Hopton Church of England Primary Academy Great Yarmouth
• Gillingham St Michael's Church of England Primary Academy Beccles
• Kessingland Church of England Primary Academy Lowestoft
• Ditchingham Church of England Primary Academy Bungay
• Earsham Church of England Primary Academy Nr Bungay
• The Open Academy Norwich
• St Peter's CofE Primary Academy, Easton Norwich
• Cawston Church of England Primary Academy Norwich
• Great Witchingham Church of England Primary Academy Norwich

What is Peterhouse CofE Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Peterhouse CofE Primary Academy is Good, from an inspection in January 2024.

When was Peterhouse CofE Primary Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Peterhouse CofE Primary Academy was last inspected in January 2024.

How many pupils does Peterhouse CofE Primary Academy have?

Peterhouse CofE Primary Academy has 408 pupils on roll.

What age range does Peterhouse CofE Primary Academy cover?

Peterhouse CofE Primary Academy for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Peterhouse CofE Primary Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 47% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Peterhouse CofE Primary Academy?

Peterhouse CofE Primary Academy is at Magdalen Square, Gorleston, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, NR31 7BY.