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Peterhouse CofE Primary Academy

Great Yarmouth, NR31 7BYPrimaryAges 3–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Dec 2023
KS2 Results
40%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
0.9×
Not oversubscribed
46 1st-choice / 49 places
Ranking
#12,548
of 13,686 nationally

About Peterhouse CofE Primary Academy

Peterhouse CofE Primary Academy sits in a challenging spot within Great Yarmouth, and its headline Key Stage 2 results reflect that. The proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined is 40%, which is notably below the Norfolk local authority average of 52% for primary schools. That gap of 12 percentage points is significant and places the school in the bottom half of all primaries in the county — ranked 206th out of 344. Its ranking within Great Yarmouth itself is even starker: 25th out of 27 schools, putting it in the bottom 10% of its immediate area. So by the most straightforward measure of primary attainment, Peterhouse is performing well below what most local schools achieve. That said, the school’s intake is unusually disadvantaged — 49% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, nearly double the national average — which provides important context for those results.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range3 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterChurch of England
AddressMagdalen Square, Great Yarmouth, Great Yarmouth, NR31 7BY
HeadteacherRyan Freeman
Local AuthorityNorfolk
Number of Pupils437
Free School Meals (FSM)49.0%
School Capacity437 / 420 (104% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

6 Dec 2023
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Requires improvement

Latest monitoring visit (6 Dec 2023): School remains Good

Source: Ofsted, 19 Apr 2018. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

SEND Support

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingVisionPhysicalLearning DifficultyOther

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

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:40 – 15:15

Breakfast club

08:00-08:40

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

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