Peterhouse CofE Primary Academy, Great Yarmouth

From the headteacher's welcome: "The staff and governors are proud to have a school that strives to cater for every child and constantly pushes to improve the quality of education that it provides. We are delighted to have been graded as a 'GOOD' school by OFSTED in March 2018."

The school runs a breakfast club.

In 2025, 71% of Year 6 pupils at Peterhouse CofE Primary Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 62% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 73% and 70% in Norfolk and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 57% in reading and 55% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 36 families put Peterhouse CofE Primary Academy as their first choice and 93 named it as one of their preferences, for 37 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 Peterhouse CofE Primary Academy are Stradbroke Primary Academy (0.5 miles, Good, 87% reading, 97% maths); Ormiston Herman Academy (0.5 miles, Good, 90% reading, 92% maths); St Mary and St Peter Catholic Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 68% reading, 61% maths); and Ormiston Cliff Park Primary Academy (0.8 miles, Good, 85% reading, 86% maths).

Peterhouse CofE Primary Academy's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

Peterhouse CofE Primary Academy is one of 42 schools run by The Diocese of Norwich Education and Academies Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 52% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

48.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 6.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The nearest railway station is Great Yarmouth Rail Station, about 2.7 miles away in a straight line.

9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Trinity Avenue (adjacent), 160 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Peterhouse CofE Primary Academy 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 223 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, Peterhouse CofE Primary Academy issued 38 suspensions, 8.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 2 permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Peterhouse CofE Primary Academy are Ormiston Venture Academy (0.5 miles), Cliff Park Ormiston Academy (0.7 miles) and Lynn Grove Academy (0.8 miles).