Winterton Primary School and Nursery, Great Yarmouth

Ofsted's report card from its 20 January 2026 inspection grades Winterton Primary School and Nursery on 7 areas: 6 expected standard and 1 needs attention. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Leaders have a sharp focus on improving attendance."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "The school's curriculum is creative and ambitious."

Early years - Expected standard. "Children in the early years learn in a calm, safe and welcoming environment."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Leaders ensure that all pupils feel welcome and valued."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders know the school's strengths and areas for improvement well."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "Pupils benefit from a wide range of enrichment activities."

Achievement - Needs attention. "Over time, pupils have not achieved as well as they should."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "• Leaders should ensure that staff have the expertise needed to deliver the writing curriculum well so pupils learn to write with appropriate accuracy and fluency. • Leaders should make sure that staff identify and address pupils' errors and misconceptions quickly so pupils build new learning securely over time. • Leaders should continue to check the impact of curriculum improvements to ensure that pupils close gaps in their learning and are well prepared for the next stage of their education".

From the headteacher's welcome: "We hope the information available here will be useful to existing parents and carers, and to those who are looking to bring their children to Winterton Primary School and Nursery. Winterton Primary School and Nursery is a small, village primary school situated on the beautiful east coast of Norfolk, just five minutes from dunes and sandy beaches."

In 2025, 67% of Year 6 pupils at Winterton Primary School and Nursery reached the expected standard in reading and 44% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 73% and 70% in Norfolk and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 78% in reading and 78% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 3 families put Winterton Primary School and Nursery as their first choice and 11 named it as one of their preferences, for 4 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 Winterton Primary School and Nursery are Hemsby Primary School (1.3 miles, Good, 68% reading, 55% maths); Martham Academy and Nursery (2.5 miles, Good, 65% reading, 67% maths); Ormesby Village Junior School (2.7 miles, Good, 91% reading, 82% maths); and Ormesby Village Infant School (2.8 miles, Good).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Winterton Primary School and Nursery.

Winterton Primary School and Nursery is one of 14 schools run by Consortium Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 48% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

27 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Winterton Primary School and Nursery (as of April 2026): 74% would recommend the school, 78% say their child is happy there and 25% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (85%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (25%).

4.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 13 pupils (19.1%) received SEN support and 6 (8.8%) 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 social, emotional and mental health needs.

Winterton Primary School and Nursery had 7 teachers in 2026, one for every 9 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Winterton Primary School and Nursery.

5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Church (adjacent), 90 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 3 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences and criminal damage and arson. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Norfolk (28).

In 2024/25, Winterton Primary School and Nursery issued 3 suspensions, 4.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.