OFSTED
20 April 2023
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Norfolk
Trust
BROAD HORIZONS EDUCATION TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
312
277 full-time ·
35 part-time
Female pupils
145
46.5% of pupils
Male pupils
167
53.5% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
10.7 pts
below England
School
14.1%
Great Yarmouth
35.4%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
13.2 pts
below England
School
7.1%
Great Yarmouth
14.7%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
3.5 pts
above England
School
4.5%
Great Yarmouth
2.8%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
88.5%
276
Any other Asian background
4.2%
13
Any other White background
2.2%
7
White and Asian
1.3%
4
Unclassified
1.0%
3
African
0.6%
2
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
16.0%
50 of
312 pupils
4.8 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
2.0 pts
below
England
6.0%
2.8 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
41.0%
19.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
65.0%
Reading
8.8 pts below England
School
65.0%
Great Yarmouth
66.0%
East of England
72.9%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
74.0%
Writing
3.7 pts above England
School
74.0%
Great Yarmouth
64.6%
East of England
68.0%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
67.0%
Maths
5.0 pts below England
School
67.0%
Great Yarmouth
65.5%
East of England
70.3%
England
72.0%
School results show the percentage of
pupils meeting the expected standard.
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages and are not
pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
4.53%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.68 pts
lower than
England
School
4.53%
Great Yarmouth
7.08%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
8.64%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
7.17 pts
lower than
England
School
8.64%
Great Yarmouth
18.03%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.41%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.39 pts
lower than
England
School
0.41%
Great Yarmouth
2.26%
East of England
1.83%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
74.3%
13.9 pts
below England
Martham Academy and Nursery
74.3%
Great Yarmouth
80.9%
East of England
87.4%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.