Schools in Great Yarmouth
Norfolk · 44 schools
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Schools in Great Yarmouth (44)
- Caister Academy
Secondary · Ages 11-16 · NR30 5LS
Ofsted: Good (2018)Attainment 8: 47.9 (2026)99% of first choices got in - Caister Infant With Nursery School
Primary · Ages 2-7 · NR30 5ET
Ofsted: Good (2012)New report card85% of first choices got in - Cobholm Primary Academy
Primary · Ages 3-11 · NR31 0BA
Ofsted: Good (2021)New report cardKS2: 71% expected (2025) - Edward Worlledge Ormiston Academy
Primary · Ages 4-11 · NR31 0ER
Ofsted: Good (2023)KS2: 58% expected (2025)90% of first choices got in - Filby Primary School
Primary · Ages 2-11 · NR29 3HJ
Ofsted: Good (2023)KS2: 87% expected (2025)71% of first choices got in - Fleggburgh CofE Primary School
Primary · Ages 5-11 · NR29 3AG
Ofsted: Good (2012)KS2: 57% expected (2025) - Great Yarmouth Charter Academy
Secondary · Ages 11-16 · NR30 4LS
Ofsted: Good (2019)Attainment 8: 41.8 (2026)93% of first choices got in - Great Yarmouth Primary Academy and Nursery
Primary · Ages 2-11 · NR30 3DT
Ofsted: Good (2021)New report cardKS2: 64% expected (2025) - Hillside Primary School
Primary · Ages 4-11 · NR31 8PA
Ofsted: Good (2019)KS2: 65% expected (2025)92% of first choices got in - Homefield VC CofE Primary School
Primary · Ages 3-11 · NR31 8NS
Ofsted: Good (2014)KS2: 70% expected (2025)94% of first choices got in - Hopton Church of England Primary Academy
Primary · Ages 5-11 · NR31 9BT
Ofsted: Good (2017)KS2: 80% expected (2025) - Lynn Grove Academy
Secondary · Ages 11-16 · NR31 8AP
Ofsted: Good (2023)Attainment 8: 41.8 (2026)83% of first choices got in - Martham Academy and Nursery
Primary · Ages 2-11 · NR29 4PR
Ofsted: Good (2017)KS2: 66% expected (2025) - Moorlands CofE Primary Academy
Primary · Ages 3-11 · NR31 9PA
Ofsted: Good (2018)KS2: 64% expected (2025) - North Denes Primary School and Nursery
Primary · Ages 2-11 · NR30 4HF
Ofsted: Good (2023)KS2: 66% expected (2025)96% of first choices got in - Ormesby Village Infant School
Primary · Ages 5-7 · NR29 3RY
Ofsted: Good (2012)93% of first choices got in - Ormesby Village Junior School
Primary · Ages 7-11 · NR29 3LA
Ofsted: Good (2018)KS2: 87% expected (2025) - Ormiston Cliff Park Primary Academy
Primary · Ages 3-11 · NR31 6SZ
Ofsted: Good (2022)KS2: 86% expected (2025) - Ormiston Herman Academy
Primary · Ages 3-11 · NR31 7JL
Ofsted: Good (2017)KS2: 91% expected (2025)90% of first choices got in - Peterhouse CofE Primary Academy
Primary · Ages 3-11 · NR31 7BY
Ofsted: Good (2018)KS2: 67% expected (2025) - Rollesby Primary School
Primary · Ages 2-11 · NR29 5EH
Ofsted: Good (2014)KS2: 78% expected (2025)63% of first choices got in - St Mary and St Peter Catholic Primary School
Primary · Ages 3-11 · NR31 6QY
Ofsted: Good (2022)KS2: 65% expected (2025) - St Nicholas Priory CofE VA Primary School and Nursery
Primary · Ages 3-11 · NR30 1NL
Ofsted: Good (2019)KS2: 71% expected (2025) - St. George's Primary School & St. George's Nursery School, Great Yarmouth
Primary · Ages 3-11 · NR30 3BQ
Ofsted: Good (2018)KS2: 52% expected (2025) - Cliff Park Ormiston Academy
Secondary · Ages 11-16 · NR31 6TA
Ofsted: Requires Improvement (2022)Attainment 8: 36.8 (2026) - Flegg High Ormiston Academy
Secondary · Ages 11-16 · NR29 4QD
Ofsted: Requires Improvement (2022)Attainment 8: 45.7 (2026) - Southtown Primary School
Primary · Ages 4-11 · NR31 0HJ
Ofsted: Requires Improvement (2023)New report cardKS2: 59% expected (2025) - Winterton Primary School and Nursery
Primary · Ages 3-11 · NR29 4AP
Ofsted: Requires Improvement (2023)New report cardKS2: 56% expected (2025) - Wroughton Junior Academy
Primary · Ages 7-11 · NR31 8BD
Ofsted: Requires Improvement (2023)New report cardKS2: 73% expected (2025) - Community-Ed Academy
Special · Ages 11-16 · Independent · NR31 6NX
- Ludham Primary School and Nursery
Primary · Ages 2-11 · NR29 5QN
- UET Compass Academy
All-through · Ages 5-16 · NR31 9LD
- Visiting Teacher Service East at Education Services Centre
All-through · Ages 5-18 · NR30 1EA
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44
32 primary · 5 secondary
12,152
83% capacity used
7
0 outstanding · 7 good
14,686
2,534 spare places
Ofsted Ratings
Best Schools in Great Yarmouth
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Area Performance (2026)
Attainment 8
42.8
GCSE Eng+Maths
36.3%
School Capacity & Demand
Housing Growth Detected
1,865 new homes approved nearby. This could generate an estimated +466 primary and +336 secondary pupils.
Source: MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years)
Primary Schools
85% occupied · 1334 spare places
Secondary Schools
78% occupied · 1193 spare places
Questions parents ask about schools in Great Yarmouth
How many schools are there in Great Yarmouth?
Great Yarmouth has 44 open schools: 32 state primary, 7 state secondary or all-through, 4 special and 1 other.
Source: DfE Get Information About Schools
Which schools in Great Yarmouth are rated Outstanding?
1 school in Great Yarmouth was rated Outstanding at its most recent graded Ofsted inspection: John Grant School, Caister-on-Sea. Counting Good as well, 87% of the 39 graded schools here are rated Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.
John Grant School, Caister-on-Sea
Source: Ofsted
Which secondary schools in Great Yarmouth get the best GCSE results?
Of the 5 schools in Great Yarmouth with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at Caister Academy, with an Attainment 8 score of 47.9 and 38% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; Flegg High Ormiston Academy, with an Attainment 8 score of 45.7 and 43% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and Lynn Grove Academy, with an Attainment 8 score of 41.8 and 34% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.
Caister AcademyFlegg High Ormiston AcademyLynn Grove Academy
Source: DfE school performance data
Which primary schools in Great Yarmouth have the best SATs results?
Of the 28 primary schools in Great Yarmouth with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at Stradbroke Primary Academy (87% in reading, 97% in maths); Ormiston Herman Academy (90% in reading, 92% in maths); and Filby Primary School (87% in reading, 87% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.
Stradbroke Primary AcademyOrmiston Herman AcademyFilby Primary School
Source: DfE school performance data
Are there grammar schools in Great Yarmouth?
No. None of the state secondary schools in Great Yarmouth selects pupils by ability, so every state secondary here is comprehensive.
Source: DfE Get Information About Schools
Do schools in Great Yarmouth have catchment areas?
Most state schools in Great Yarmouth have no fixed catchment boundary. When a school is oversubscribed, Norfolk allocates places on its published criteria - usually looked-after children first, then siblings, then home-to-school distance - so the practical cut-off moves each year. Each school's page here shows an estimate of its catchment radius.
How do I apply for a school place in Great Yarmouth?
Apply to Norfolk through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts.