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Caister Infant With Nursery School

Great Yarmouth, NR30 5ETPrimaryAges 2–7MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Nov 2021
KS2 Results
No data
Competition
1.0×
Not oversubscribed
69 1st-choice / 71 places
Ranking
Not ranked

About Caister Infant With Nursery School

Caister Infant With Nursery School is a state primary in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, and its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2021 rated it Good overall, with leadership and management also judged Good. That places it in the majority of Norfolk primaries — the local authority has 21 Outstanding schools out of 344 total, so Good is a solid, typical outcome rather than a standout. The school’s previous graded inspection in 2012 also rated it Good, and an ungraded visit in 2021 confirmed it remains Good. For a school that serves a relatively disadvantaged intake — 26. 1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the national average — maintaining a Good rating across two inspections is a meaningful achievement. The school is oversubscribed: for 2025/26 entry, it received 93 applications for 71 places, with 69 first-preference offers made, giving an oversubscription ratio of 1. 31. That suggests local families see it as a reliable choice, even if its headline metrics don’t push beyond the LA average.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range2 to 7 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressKingston Avenue, Great Yarmouth, Great Yarmouth, NR30 5ET
HeadteacherGemma Smith
Local AuthorityNorfolk
Number of Pupils294
Free School Meals (FSM)26.1%
School Capacity294 / 270 (109% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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17 Nov 2021
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good

Latest monitoring visit (17 Nov 2021): School remains Good

Source: Ofsted, 15 Jun 2012. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

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Caister Infant With Nursery School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.