Caister Infant With Nursery School
Kingston Avenue, Great Yarmouth, NR30 5ET
287 pupils · 106% of 270 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Free school meals
- 24.9%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 12 May 2026, published 16 June 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.13 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 60 | 68 | 97 | 60 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 71 | 69 | 93 | 70 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 69 | 69 | 92 | 69 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 68 | 66 | 81 | 66 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 68 | 67 | 85 | 67 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 76 | 72 | 88 | 75 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 67 | 66 | 85 | 67 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 79 | 77 | 94 | 79 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Caister Junior School 0 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- North Denes Primary School and Nursery 2.5 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Northgate Primary School 3.5 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Ormesby Village Junior School 4 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Ormesby Village Infant School 4.1 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- St Nicholas Priory CofE VA Primary School and Nursery 4.3 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.