Caister Infant With Nursery School, Great Yarmouth
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 4 months agoReport card - no overall grade (new Ofsted framework from Sep 2024)
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Caister Infant provides a warm, caring environment where children settle quickly and feel safe. The school excels at identifying pupils who need extra support and providing effective help so all children progress. Teachers use clear explanations and positive relationships to engage pupils, and the school offers excellent enrichment opportunities including music, dance and sporting activities.
Key Strengths
- Strong phonics and early reading programme with children building secure foundations from nursery onwards
- Highly consistent approach to behaviour with well-established routines and orderly transitions
- Effective support for pupils with additional needs and SEND, including specialist Lighthouse and Cove provisions
- Improved early years curriculum with better sequencing and positive relationships
- Wide range of enrichment activities including clubs (choir, dance, Zumba, musical theatre) and sporting opportunities
Areas for Improvement
- Inconsistent implementation of new approaches to handwriting, spelling and writing support across different classes
- Oracy and language modelling practice not yet fully consistent across all early years classes
- Need to strengthen links between enrichment provision and curriculum more closely
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met with leaders establishing an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility and concerns are actively identified, acted upon and managed.
Extracurricular Activities
Choir, dance, Zumba, musical theatre, sporting opportunities, trips, visits to local care homes
Caister Infant With Nursery School is a welcoming and inclusive school where pupils build positive relationships, feel safe, and achieve well across the curriculum from their individual starting points. Leaders have prioritised a coherent curriculum and consistent approaches to behaviour and attendance.
At a Glance
24.9%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
19.1
Avg class size
20.3
Infant (KS1)
8
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
106%
Over capacity
287 pupils
270 capacity
17 places over capacity
Area Demand Pressure - Great Yarmouth
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Great Yarmouth
Admissions Demand - Norfolk
Places available
9,822
Applications
7,691
Got 1st preference
95.8%
Got preferred school
98.9%
Primary admissions across Norfolk (2025/26)
Inspection History(7)
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SEN Provision
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
5.65191%
Overall absence
13.24503%
Persistent absence
151
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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