Great Yarmouth Charter Academy

Great Yarmouth Charter Academy is continuing to perform well, maintaining a good standard of education since its last inspection in 2019. The school fosters a positive environment where pupils feel safe and valued, encouraging not only academic success but also personal development. The strong relationships between staff and students contribute to a culture of support and achievement, particularly for disadvantaged pupils who benefit from various opportunities provided by the school. Leaders have ambitious plans for the school’s growth, including the recently introduced sixth-form provision, indicating a commitment to expanding and enhancing the educational offerings.

Strengths

• Pupils feel proud to attend and value the school community.
• The school provides effective support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
• Strong focus on developing core knowledge and skills in the curriculum.
• Rapid and sustained progress in reading for struggling pupils.
• Effective personal development curriculum with opportunities for extracurricular engagement.

Areas for Improvement

• Communication of behaviour expectations to staff is not always effective.
• Pupil attendance remains below desired levels.

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 Charter Academy attended 88.5% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 34.5% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

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, 12.1% of pupils at Great Yarmouth Charter Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). 12 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 Charter Academy had 16.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 12.4% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

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, 12.4% of pupils at Great Yarmouth Charter Academy were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 4.2% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

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 secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Great Yarmouth Charter Academy received £10,095 and spent £9,640 for each of its 895 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £363,000 (£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 Charter Academy is part of Inspiration Trust, which runs 18 schools. The nearest others:

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

What is Great Yarmouth Charter Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Great Yarmouth Charter Academy is Good, from an inspection in July 2024.

When was Great Yarmouth Charter Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Great Yarmouth Charter Academy was last inspected in July 2024.

How many pupils does Great Yarmouth Charter Academy have?

Great Yarmouth Charter Academy has 882 pupils on roll.

What age range does Great Yarmouth Charter Academy cover?

Great Yarmouth Charter Academy for pupils aged 11 to 16.

What are Great Yarmouth Charter Academy's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 41.8, and 38% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Great Yarmouth Charter Academy?

Great Yarmouth Charter Academy is at Salisbury Road, Great Yarmouth, NR30 4LS.