Great Yarmouth Primary Academy and Nursery

General Information

Address: Dickens Avenue, Great Yarmouth, NR30 3DT
Phone: 01493855304
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mr Garry Russon
Age range: 2-11 years
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Number of pupils: 384
School capacity: 472
Pupils eligible for free school meals: 194
% eligible for free school meals: 54.2%
Nursery provision: Yes

Behaviour

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Attendance

Overall absence: 7.1%
Persistently absent pupils: 24.4%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

SEN provision information for this school has not been added yet.

Pupils on SEN Support: 19.0%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 4.4%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Speech, language and communications needs: 48 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 10 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 6 pupils
Physical disability: 3 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 3 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Speech, language and communications needs: 6 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 5 pupils
Hearing impairment: 5 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

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Educational Attainment

Good 2021 report

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Ranked #5 of 19 Ofsted Rating schools of this type in the area

#3Filby Primary SchoolGood
#4Fleggburgh CofE Primary SchoolGood
#5Great Yarmouth Primary Academy and NurseryGood
#6Hopton Church of England Primary AcademyGood
#7Martham Academy and NurseryGood

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

#1Cobholm Primary AcademyGood
#2Edward Worlledge Ormiston AcademyGood
#3Filby Primary SchoolGood
#4Fleggburgh CofE Primary SchoolGood
#5Great Yarmouth Primary Academy and NurseryGood
#6Hopton Church of England Primary AcademyGood
#7Martham Academy and NurseryGood
#8North Denes Primary School and NurseryGood
#9Ormiston Cliff Park Primary AcademyGood
#10Ormiston Herman AcademyGood
#11Peterhouse CofE Primary AcademyGood
#12Rollesby Primary SchoolGood
#13St Mary and St Peter Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#14St Nicholas Priory CofE VA Primary School and NurseryGood
#15St. George's Primary School & St. George's Nursery School, Great YarmouthGood
#16Stradbroke Primary AcademyGood
#17Woodlands Primary AcademyGood
#18Southtown Primary SchoolRequires improvement
#19Winterton Primary School and NurseryRequires improvement

Financials

Financial summary information for this school has not been added yet.

Spending per pupil: £6,637 (2024-25)

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Ranked #18 of 23 Spending Per Pupil schools of this type in the area

#16Martham Academy and Nursery£6,835
#17Northgate Primary School£6,736
#18Great Yarmouth Primary Academy and Nursery£6,637
#19Ormiston Herman Academy£6,306
#20Woodlands Primary Academy£6,229

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

#1Fleggburgh CofE Primary School£10,102
#2Peterhouse CofE Primary Academy£9,497
#3St. George's Primary School & St. George's Nursery School, Great Yarmouth£9,064
#4Rollesby Primary School£8,488
#5Hillside Primary School£8,350
#6Winterton Primary School and Nursery£8,338
#7Edward Worlledge Ormiston Academy£8,338
#8Hemsby Primary School£8,222
#9St Nicholas Priory CofE VA Primary School and Nursery£8,051
#10Southtown Primary School£8,050
#11St Mary and St Peter Catholic Primary School£7,600
#12Cobholm Primary Academy£7,128
#13Stradbroke Primary Academy£7,101
#14North Denes Primary School and Nursery£7,089
#15Filby Primary School£7,051
#16Martham Academy and Nursery£6,835
#17Northgate Primary School£6,736
#18Great Yarmouth Primary Academy and Nursery£6,637
#19Ormiston Herman Academy£6,306
#20Woodlands Primary Academy£6,229
#21Ormiston Cliff Park Primary Academy£5,971
#22Hopton Church of England Primary Academy£5,881
#23Homefield VC CofE Primary School£5,725

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