Northgate Primary School, Great Yarmouth

In 2025, 61% of Year 6 pupils at Northgate Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 61% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 73% and 70% in Norfolk and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 72% in reading and 65% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 41 families put Northgate Primary School as their first choice and 67 named it as one of their preferences, for 46 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Northgate Primary School are St Nicholas Priory CofE VA Primary School and Nursery (0.5 miles, Good, 64% reading, 78% maths); North Denes Primary School and Nursery (0.8 miles, Good, 67% reading, 64% maths); Cobholm Primary Academy (0.9 miles, Good, 64% reading, 77% maths); and St. George's Primary School & St. George's Nursery School, Great Yarmouth (1.2 miles, Good, 47% reading, 57% maths).

Northgate Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

Northgate Primary School is one of 7 schools run by Kingfisher Schools Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 37% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

26 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Northgate Primary School (as of September 2025): 81% would recommend the school, 85% say their child is happy there and 80% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (89%); the weakest, that their child does well at the school (77%).

37.2% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 90 pupils (21.2%) received SEN support and 27 (6.4%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

The nearest railway station is Great Yarmouth Rail Station, about 810 metres away (roughly a 10-minute walk).

7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Hospital (adjacent), 130 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Northgate Primary School stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 437 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Norfolk (28), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Northgate Primary School issued 74 suspensions, 17.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 2 permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Northgate Primary School are Great Yarmouth Charter Academy (0.4 miles) and Visiting Teacher Service East at Education Services Centre (0.7 miles).