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Northgate Primary School

Great Yarmouth, NR30 1BPPrimaryAges 3–11MixedState
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted inspected
5 Good
Dec 2024
KS2 Results
55%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.1×
Oversubscribed
62 1st-choice / 59 places
Ranking
#9,275
of 13,686 nationally

About Northgate Primary School

Northgate Primary School in Great Yarmouth holds a Good rating from its most recent Ofsted inspection in December 2024, with inspectors awarding Good across all five graded categories: quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision. The school’s most telling exam metric is the proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — 55% did so in the 2023/24 academic year. That figure sits just above the Norfolk local authority average of 52%, placing Northgate 121st out of 344 similar schools in the county. In the Great Yarmouth borough specifically, it ranks 15th out of 27 primary schools. While the combined figure is solid, the school’s reading results are notably stronger: 72% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, and the average reading score was 104. Maths and writing expected rates were 65% and 68% respectively. The proportion reaching the higher standard across all three subjects was just 3%, which is low, and the school sits in the bottom 50 nationally on this combined measure.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range3 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressNorthgate Street, Great Yarmouth, Great Yarmouth, NR30 1BP
HeadteacherSusan Bacon
Local AuthorityNorfolk
Number of Pupils413
Free School Meals (FSM)42.6%
School Capacity413 / 420 (98% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

10 Dec 2024
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Quality of Education
Good
Behaviour & Attitudes
Good
Personal Development
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer assigns a single overall grade in inspections of state-funded schools.

Source: Ofsted, 27 Jan 2025. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

SEND Support

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguagePhysicalLearning DifficultyMulti-Sensory

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

School day

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Teaching hours

08:45 – 15:15

Source: northgateprimary.norfolk.sch.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Frequently Asked Questions About Northgate Primary School

Northgate 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.