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Hemsby Primary School

Great Yarmouth, NR29 4LHPrimaryAges 2–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Apr 2025
KS2 Results
55%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.0×
Not oversubscribed
22 1st-choice / 22 places
Ranking
#9,521
of 13,686 nationally

About Hemsby Primary School

Hemsby Primary School’s headline Key Stage 2 results sit slightly above the local authority average for Norfolk, with 55% of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, compared with 52% across the LA. That three-point gap is modest but worth noting, especially given the school’s context: it’s a small village primary in Great Yarmouth with 128 pupils on roll, well below its capacity of 210, and 18.8% of children eligible for free school meals. The school ranks 124th out of 344 primary schools in Norfolk, placing it in the bottom half of the LA but not at the very bottom. Within Great Yarmouth specifically, it sits 18th out of 27 schools. Its national percentile of roughly 30 means it’s outperforming about three in ten primary schools across England. The school’s most recent Ofsted inspection, an ungraded visit in April 2025, confirmed that standards are being maintained, and the overall effectiveness rating remains Good, a significant improvement from its previous Requires Improvement judgement in 2013.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range2 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressSchool Loke, School Loke, Great Yarmouth, Great Yarmouth, NR29 4LH
HeadteacherDonna Walker
Local AuthorityNorfolk
Number of Pupils128
Free School Meals (FSM)18.8%
School Capacity128 / 210 (61% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

29 Apr 2025
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Latest monitoring visit (29 Apr 2025): Standards maintained

Source: Ofsted, 18 Apr 2016. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

8
Music RoomsDining HallSensory RoomPlaying FieldsICT SuiteForest SchoolOutdoor PlaygroundChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

8

Sports

FootballDanceCricketNetball

Clubs & Activities

Science ClubDramaChoirEco Club

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

DyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageVisionLearning Difficulty

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:55 – 15:15

Breakfast club

08:00-08:55

After-school care

15:15-16:30

Source: caisterprimaryfederation.org. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Frequently Asked Questions About Hemsby Primary School

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