Great Yarmouth Primary Academy and Nursery
Dickens Avenue, Great Yarmouth, NR30 3DT
384 pupils · 81% of 472 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- INSPIRATION TRUST
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Free school meals
- 54.2%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 20 January 2026, published 22 March 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 56% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 0% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.93 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 28 | 26 | 55 | 28 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 49 | 40 | 67 | 44 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 29 | 24 | 38 | 26 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 44 | 40 | 64 | 42 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 54 | 40 | 62 | 43 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 48 | 36 | 55 | 40 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 60 | 34 | 66 | 47 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 59 | 28 | 49 | 38 |
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
- St. George's Primary School & St. George's Nursery School, Great Yarmouth 0.8 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Edward Worlledge Ormiston Academy 0.9 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Southtown Primary School 1.3 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- St Mary and St Peter Catholic Primary School 1.6 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Wroughton Infant Academy 1.6 km · Good (2019) · previous system
- Wroughton Junior Academy 1.6 km · Requires improvement (2023) · 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.