OFSTED
28 April 2026
Latest inspection
Latest published outcome
Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching
Needs attention
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance & behaviour
Needs attention
Personal development
Expected standard
Leadership & governance
Expected standard
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
27 June 2023
Graded inspection
Requires improvement
Published
17 September 2023
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Norfolk
Trust
KINGFISHER SCHOOLS TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
183
183 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
83
45.4% of pupils
Male pupils
100
54.6% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
20.0 pts
above England
School
44.8%
Great Yarmouth
35.4%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
11.9 pts
above England
School
32.2%
Great Yarmouth
14.7%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.5 pts
below England
School
0.5%
Great Yarmouth
2.8%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
63.4%
116
Any other White background
17.5%
32
African
4.4%
8
Indian
2.7%
5
White and Black African
2.7%
5
Any other ethnic group
2.2%
4
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
31.7%
58 of
183 pupils
10.9 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
7.6 pts
above
England
6.0%
3.3 pts
above
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
43.0%
17.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
64.0%
Reading
9.8 pts below England
School
64.0%
Great Yarmouth
66.0%
East of England
72.9%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
68.0%
Writing
2.3 pts below England
School
68.0%
Great Yarmouth
64.6%
East of England
68.0%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
54.0%
Maths
18.0 pts below England
School
54.0%
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
10.39%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
4.17 pts
higher than
England
School
10.39%
Great Yarmouth
7.08%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
33.01%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
17.19 pts
higher than
England
School
33.01%
Great Yarmouth
18.03%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
6.31%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
4.51 pts
higher than
England
School
6.31%
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
83.2%
5.0 pts
below England
Southtown Primary School
83.2%
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.