OFSTED
28 November 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Free schools special
Phase
Not applicable
Gender
Boys
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
87
87 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
0
0.0% of pupils
Male pupils
87
100.0% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
58.0 pts
above England
School
82.8%
Great Yarmouth
35.4%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
20.3 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Great Yarmouth
14.7%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Great Yarmouth
2.8%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
95.4%
83
Any other Black background
1.1%
1
Any other White background
1.1%
1
Irish
1.1%
1
White and Black African
1.1%
1
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
100.0%
87 of
87 pupils
79.2 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
11.3 pts
below
England
6.0%
90.5 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
0.0%
60.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
0.0%
Reading
73.8 pts below England
School
0.0%
Great Yarmouth
66.0%
East of England
72.9%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
0.0%
Writing
70.3 pts below England
School
0.0%
Great Yarmouth
64.6%
East of England
68.0%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
0.0%
Maths
72.0 pts below England
School
0.0%
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
21.75%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
15.53 pts
higher than
England
School
21.75%
Great Yarmouth
7.08%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
55.88%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
40.07 pts
higher than
England
School
55.88%
Great Yarmouth
18.03%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
13.24%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
11.43 pts
higher than
England
School
13.24%
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 not applicable schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
98.9%
19.1 pts
above England
Bure Park Specialist Academy
98.9%
Great Yarmouth
86.6%
East of England
78.7%
England
79.8%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.